Hidden Figures
How many times did the Russians orbit?
1
Give an example(s) of the inequality.
1. People of color payed the same bus fare as a white person would, but had to sit in the back of the bus. 2. Separate bathrooms 3. Separate work spaces 4. Separate drinking fountains 5. Separate lunch rooms
How long was John Glenn's trip scheduled to take?
10 1/2 hrs.
When does this movie take place?
1961-62
How many children did Dorothy have?
2
How many children did Mary have?
2
How many multiplications can the IBM compute per a second?
24,000
How many children did Katherine have?
3
How many times did John Glenn actually orbit?
3
How many times did the Americans orbit?
3
How many years were Katherine and Jim married?
56 years
How many times was John Glenn scheduled to orbit the Earth?
7
What type of book does Dorothy sneak out of the library?
A book on IBM. (FORTRANE)
Who knocked down the "colored ladies room" sign?
Al Harrison
Who was the head of the whole Space Task Group?
Al Harrison
What kind of math can see do?
Analytic Geometry
Where did John Glenn take off?
Cape Canaveral (Florida)
What does Paul bring Katherine at the end of the movie?
Coffee
Who becomes the supervisor at the end of the movie?
Dorothy Vaughan
Who got the IBM to work?
Dorothy Vaughan
Who was the computer scientist?
Dorothy Vaughan
Why does Dorothy have to sneak the book out?
Dorothy had to look in the "all white" section in the library, since the book that she was looking for wasn't in the "colored section."
Why does Dorothy need this book?
Dorothy needs this book to make the IBM work. She needed to learn how to work it, so she could teach it to the women in her department.
What method did Katherine use to find the coordinates?
Euler's Method
Where does this movie take place?
Hampton, Virginia & Langley Air Force Base
Why did he knock down the sign?
He realized the discrimination that people were receiving due to the color of their skin. He felt bad for everyone, including Katherine, who had to walk 40 minutes a day just to use the bathroom.
What does "IBM" stand for?
International Business Machine
Who was the US president during this time?
J.F. Kennedy
Who was the first American to orbit the Earth?
John Glenn
Who does John Glenn ask to check the coordinates?
Katherine Johnson
Who figured out the landing coordinates?
Katherine Johnson
Who was the mathematician?
Katherine Johnson
What is the significance of this gift?
Katherine had always wanted pearls, but could never afford them. In the dress code, pearls were the only jewelry that women could wear.
Why does Katherine get an assignment from the Space Task Group?
Katherine is extremely smart and quick/good with numbers.
What happened to Katherine's first husband?
Katherine's first husband died.
Who was the engineer?
Mary Jackson
Who were the three women that worked at NASA?
Mary Jackson, Katherine Goble (Johnson), Dorothy Vaughan
Where does Mary take classes to become an engineer?
Mary took classes at an all white high school. There were also barely any women. She went to Hampton HS.
Where does Mary end up sitting?
Mary took this occasion to her advantage. She sat in the front of the classroom.
What does Mrs. Mitchell call her at that time? What is the significance of this?
Mrs. Mitchell calls Dorothy, "Mrs. Vaughan." This showed respect. It also indicated that Dorothy now had power. It showed that she was now working as an equal, and may have even had a superior position.
Where women treated the same as men?
No, men were thought of to be "superior."
Where "colored" people treated the same as whites?
No, they were not treated the same. People of color were treated with disrespect and were often criticized, while white people were thought of to be "superior."
Was this method new or old math?
Old Math; Ancient
The engineer who is "second in command" in the Space Task Group is . . .
Paul Stafford
What parting gift does Katherine get right before her wedding?
Pearls
Who orbited Earth first, a Russian or an American?
Russian
Is this movie non-fiction, fiction, or somewhere in between?
Somewhere in between
Where did John Glenn land?
The Bahammas
Right before John Glenn's lift off, what happens?
The IBM coordinates don't match/aren't correct.
Who does Mary have to convince to allow her to enroll into the school?
The Judge
Why did they have to bring him down early?
The heat sheet came loose during his travel. It regulated the temperature inside the ship, so it was a danger to him since it was falling off. If it fell off, he could've burned.
Give an example of the inequality.
There were not very many women in the workplace. If there were, they were given lower positioned jobs.
What is the significance of Paul's action?
This showed that Paul was now respecting her and that they were now working as equals. In the beginning of the movie, Katherine was given her own coffee because she was a woman of color.
When Mary goes to night school, where is the "colored section" of the classroom?
Typically, back when this movie took place, there was separation between students of color and white students. However, since this school that Mary was attending didn't intend on having any students of color, there was no "colored section."
Was MLK Jr. still alive during this time?
Yes
Who was the first Russian to orbit the Earth?
Yuri Gagarin