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Katherine Johnson Calculated Orbits Before Computers Could Be Trusted
Long before a computer was an iron cabinet humming behind plate glass, a computer was a person with ink on her fingertips, a sharp pencil, and a spine that did not bend. In the early nineteen-sixties, when the space program was still trying to fling metal canisters through the upper atmosphere without having them burn… Read more
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The Unsung Heroines of Computer Science
Let’s be honest, when we think of the pioneers of tech, we often picture dudes in hoodies, sitting in dimly lit basements, whispering sweet nothings to Linux terminals. But let me stop you right there. Before Silicon Valley had a name, before Mark Zuckerberg wore flip flops to board meetings, women were laying the foundations… Read more