TIL NASA used to employ women as human calculators and NASA had whole rooms devoted to them
Katherine Johnston and Euler's method
Lantech, 
More than just NASA, the word "calculator" used to be a job title not a device.
Doll_Tow_Jet-ski, When I teach my students statistics, this is the first fun fact I tell them.
IsoKiero, Finnish The movie Hidden figures tells story of Katherine Johnston (and many others).
dd97843, Finnish 
And it is a great and watchable movie with great performances by its stars. I recommend it highly.
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