Dorothy Vaughan
多萝西·沃恩
NASA's First African-American Manager
Biography
Dorothy Vaughan was a mathematician and NASA's first African-American manager. She led the West Area Computers, a group of African-American women mathematicians who performed complex calculations for the space program during the era of segregation. When electronic computers arrived, she taught herself and her team FORTRAN programming, ensuring they remained vital to NASA's operations. Her story was told in the book and film Hidden Figures.
多萝西·沃恩是一位数学家和NASA第一位非裔美国管理者。在种族隔离时代，她领导西区计算员——一群为太空项目进行复杂计算的非裔美国女数学家。当电子计算机到来时，她自学并教团队FORTRAN编程，确保她们对NASA的运营仍然至关重要。她的故事在书籍和电影《隐藏人物》中被讲述。
Key Achievements
NASA's first African-American manager
NASA第一位非裔美国管理者
Led West Area Computers group
领导西区计算员团队
Self-taught FORTRAN programming to adapt to electronic computers
自学FORTRAN编程以适应电子计算机
References & Citations
- Wikipedia: Dorothy Vaughan — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Vaughan
- Shetterly, Margot Lee. Hidden Figures. William Morrow, 2016.
