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MODERN ATHENAS Human Computers Cluster / Episode 2: Hidden Figures
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Innehåll tillhandahållet av Modern Athenas. Allt poddinnehåll inklusive avsnitt, grafik och podcastbeskrivningar laddas upp och tillhandahålls direkt av Modern Athenas eller deras podcastplattformspartner. Om du tror att någon använder ditt upphovsrättsskyddade verk utan din tillåtelse kan du följa processen som beskrivs här https://sv.player.fm/legal.
In this second episode of the Human Computers cluster, Modern Athenas discusses Margot Lee Shetterly’s Hidden Figures. The book tells the stories of four African American women computers who worked at the Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory in segregated Hampton, Virginia from 1943-1958.
0:00:00 - 0:02:33 Introduction and Summary of the Book
0:02:34 - 0:13:22 Becoming a West Computer: 1943-1958
0:13:23 - 0:34:28 Being an African American Woman at Langley: 1943-1958
0:34:29 - 0:44:02 Working in West Computing: 1943-1958
0:44:03 - 0:48:07 Leadership in West Computing: 1943-1958
0:48:08 - 0:54:33 Balancing Home and Work Life: 1943-1958
0:54:34 - 0:59:33 The End of East Computing and WWII: 1947
0:59:34 - 1:07:08 The End of West Computing: 1958
1:07:09 - 1:17:29 After West Computing: 1958-1969
1:17:30 - 1:19:05 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
For more information, visit www.modernathenas.com
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0:00:00 - 0:02:33 Introduction and Summary of the Book
0:02:34 - 0:13:22 Becoming a West Computer: 1943-1958
0:13:23 - 0:34:28 Being an African American Woman at Langley: 1943-1958
0:34:29 - 0:44:02 Working in West Computing: 1943-1958
0:44:03 - 0:48:07 Leadership in West Computing: 1943-1958
0:48:08 - 0:54:33 Balancing Home and Work Life: 1943-1958
0:54:34 - 0:59:33 The End of East Computing and WWII: 1947
0:59:34 - 1:07:08 The End of West Computing: 1958
1:07:09 - 1:17:29 After West Computing: 1958-1969
1:17:30 - 1:19:05 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
For more information, visit www.modernathenas.com
32 episoder
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Manage episode 277934340 series 1366684
Innehåll tillhandahållet av Modern Athenas. Allt poddinnehåll inklusive avsnitt, grafik och podcastbeskrivningar laddas upp och tillhandahålls direkt av Modern Athenas eller deras podcastplattformspartner. Om du tror att någon använder ditt upphovsrättsskyddade verk utan din tillåtelse kan du följa processen som beskrivs här https://sv.player.fm/legal.
In this second episode of the Human Computers cluster, Modern Athenas discusses Margot Lee Shetterly’s Hidden Figures. The book tells the stories of four African American women computers who worked at the Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory in segregated Hampton, Virginia from 1943-1958.
0:00:00 - 0:02:33 Introduction and Summary of the Book
0:02:34 - 0:13:22 Becoming a West Computer: 1943-1958
0:13:23 - 0:34:28 Being an African American Woman at Langley: 1943-1958
0:34:29 - 0:44:02 Working in West Computing: 1943-1958
0:44:03 - 0:48:07 Leadership in West Computing: 1943-1958
0:48:08 - 0:54:33 Balancing Home and Work Life: 1943-1958
0:54:34 - 0:59:33 The End of East Computing and WWII: 1947
0:59:34 - 1:07:08 The End of West Computing: 1958
1:07:09 - 1:17:29 After West Computing: 1958-1969
1:17:30 - 1:19:05 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
For more information, visit www.modernathenas.com
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0:00:00 - 0:02:33 Introduction and Summary of the Book
0:02:34 - 0:13:22 Becoming a West Computer: 1943-1958
0:13:23 - 0:34:28 Being an African American Woman at Langley: 1943-1958
0:34:29 - 0:44:02 Working in West Computing: 1943-1958
0:44:03 - 0:48:07 Leadership in West Computing: 1943-1958
0:48:08 - 0:54:33 Balancing Home and Work Life: 1943-1958
0:54:34 - 0:59:33 The End of East Computing and WWII: 1947
0:59:34 - 1:07:08 The End of West Computing: 1958
1:07:09 - 1:17:29 After West Computing: 1958-1969
1:17:30 - 1:19:05 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
For more information, visit www.modernathenas.com
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