Vaughan, Dorothy Johnson, 1910-2008

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Dorothy Johnson Vaughan (b. September 10, 1910, Kansas City, Missouri-d. November 10, 2008, Hampton, Virginia), NARA mathematician best known for her work in the West Computers Group at Langley Memorial Aeronautics Labratory.
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referencedIn Golemba, Beverly E., 1935-. Human computers : the women in aeronautical research : typescript, 1994. Iowa State University, Parks Library
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referencedIn Dorothy Johnson Vaughan
referencedIn Dorothy Vaughan biography:
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Place Name Admin Code Country
Kansas City (Mo.)
Hampton (Va.)
Morgantown (W. Va.)
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Aeronautics
Mathematics
Space flight
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Mathematicians
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Birth 1910-09-20

Death 2008-11-10

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