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MODERN ATHENAS Human Computers Cluster / Episode 2: Hidden Figures
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Innhold levert av Modern Athenas. Alt podcastinnhold, inkludert episoder, grafikk og podcastbeskrivelser, lastes opp og leveres direkte av Modern Athenas eller deres podcastplattformpartner. Hvis du tror at noen bruker det opphavsrettsbeskyttede verket ditt uten din tillatelse, kan du følge prosessen skissert her https://no.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
Innhold levert av Modern Athenas. Alt podcastinnhold, inkludert episoder, grafikk og podcastbeskrivelser, lastes opp og leveres direkte av Modern Athenas eller deres podcastplattformpartner. Hvis du tror at noen bruker det opphavsrettsbeskyttede verket ditt uten din tillatelse, kan du følge prosessen skissert her https://no.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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continue reading
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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