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TIL NASA used to employ women as human calculators and NASA had whole rooms devoted to them

Katherine Johnston and Euler's method

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The movie Hidden figures tells story of Katherine Johnston (and many others).
- And it is a great and watchable movie with great performances by its stars. I recommend it highly.
When I teach my students statistics, this is the first fun fact I tell them.
More than just NASA, the word "calculator" used to be a job title not a device.