523 - Hidden Figures: NASA's Human Computers

This week's episode is about the human computers of NASA, focussing on the main three featured in the book Hidden Figures, heading deep into NASA's history along the way! This is the fifth most voted for topic for Block 2025! This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 7:55 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report). For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod Check out our other podcasts: Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheat Prime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/ Listen Now: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/ Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/ Jess Writes A Rom-Com: https://shows.acast.com/jess-writes-a-rom-com Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader Thomas Do Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present. REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING: Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly https://www.nasa.gov/katherine-johnson/ https://www.nasa.gov/history/mary-w-jackson/ https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/langley/dorothy-j-vaughan/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-story-of-nasas-real-ldquo-hidden-figures-rdquo/ https://aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/features/aircraft-production-in-world-war-ii-should-inspire-us-today/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/history-human-computers-180972202/ https://www.nasa.gov/history/65-years-ago-nasa-selects-americas-first-astronauts/ https://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/hidden-figures/ https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/nasas-early-stand-women https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-35428300 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.