Details — Mathematics Talk — Hidden Figures — February 21
| Date: 2/21 | Time: 4 p.m. |
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The Department of Mathematics welcomes to campus Dr. Talitha Washington, Associate Professor of Mathematics, Howard University. Her talk, “Hidden Figures: the Mathematics of Katherine Johnson,” is Thursday, February 21, at 4 p.m. in Quigley Auditorium.)
What’s the mathematics that Katherine Johnson used to send John Glenn into orbit and bring him back safely? Who was the mathematician that created the mathematics in the “Hidden Figures” Hollywood movie? Come and uncover the equations created by Johnson during the Space Race, and how the mathematical consultant, Dr. Rudy Horne, created the mathematics for the movie.