NASA's Human Computer: The Mathematician Behind The Moon Landing | Outlier | Progress
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- Опубліковано 23 кві 2024
- Witness the extraordinary journey of Katherine Johnson, a mathematical prodigy whose calculations shaped the course of the United States Space Program. From counting steps to charting trajectories, Johnson's brilliance knew no bounds. Despite facing segregation and gender bias, her relentless pursuit of knowledge propelled her to become NASA's indispensable "human computer." Her groundbreaking work ensured the success of historic missions like Apollo 11 and saved lives during crises like Apollo 13.
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“I still like to learn,” what a wonderful attitude.
That is true of truly intelligent people. The great geniuses like Newton, DaVinci, Einstein, Hawkins, etc, are known for their love and thirst to continue learning!
What a remarkable woman!
Humble and decent...
Thank you for putting this together. After watching Hidden Figures I wanted to learn more about this amazing Lady. Now I feel I have a better understanding of her. Thanks.
The book Hidden Figures was more honest & more interesting & inspiring than the movie.
Thank you so much for presenting this fantastic documentary. The maths looks terrifying, yet at the same time fascinating - have always had questions in my mind about orbital mechanics. I hope that Katherine's papers become available for anybody who is interested to be easily able to obtain and study them. ❤😊
Every so often a person like this comes along, and she's a true godsend. I have only the greatest respect for her.
All the formula’s, equations that were programmed into the new IBM computers were her calculations. A lot of engineers wrote a lot of papers that were all Kathrine’s work and road her coat tails throughout their careers.
She was a great lady, and above all, she did it her way with an abundance of class.
What a profound person, Catherine Johnson, who had to overcome so much prejudice --- but she did. We bought our first color tv (24 in.) to watch the moon landing which happened in the middle of the night (if I remember correctly).
Same here but it happened at about 8pm EST -5GMT which was my bed time, but my dad let me stay up a while. I was 9, & right then I wanted to be an astronaut.
@20:46 that engineer looked to be no other than Chris Kraft
No, many problems do not have a solution or many solutions. Katherine Johnson was a genius. Her presenters here have not gotten the basic Axioms down.
An amazing...inspiring....true life story.
An outstanding woman and an outstanding lifetime.👍👍👍👍
So excellent. Thank you. The narrator sounds like Michael Dorn. (Think Worf/Star Trek TNG) Y/N? If not....who is it?
Kudos. Have problems balancing my check register. 🎉
truly amazing. what nice,and tough, lady.
The idea that people can achieve massive amounts of things in their lives is one that I wholeheartedly agree with, and I can tell you that in this stage there are too many people that want to beat down those who they think are what they should be yet I see a person like Catherine Johnson achieving levels of capability that allowed us to get to the moon and so I know that the prejudice that still is in the world today is What came out of people on their children before my time.
Catherine Johnson was able to accomplish something the year. I graduated high school yet. I didn’t hear her name until after I was over 40 years old and wonder what the difference might’ve been had I known her and her story while I was still a child. What accomplishments can be done is one of those things that anyone should be able to do and I hope that one day sooner or later we can do it together
This is what her story tells me and this is what I hope that we in the United States can learn from.
A true hero, an overcome.
What’s so tragic and maddening is she didn’t receive the recognition she deserved until some 20-30 and even 50 years later.
Awesome ❤
Amazing story!
What a mind-boggling brain!
Nice documentary! Shame that some clips are stretched wide. No excuse for that these days.
The word "forte" is pronounced like "fort." The word "forté" is a different word, a musical term.
Why are you ruining a fantastic presentation with the BACKGROUND music being so LOUD in the beginnig. Doesn't anybody ever listen to the final product???
The loud music is overpowering the voice 😩
Mom and Dad came to America to give us an opportunity to be able to become successful through hard work.
Their sacrificial love through working long hours just to send us to college, we can never repay them back.
I believe in giving back to this country and the opportunity it provides for us. Freedom is not free we have to protect our freedom, our Constitutional foundation for the next generation. God Bless everyone and have a blessed life.
🙏🙏🙏
Worked on the other space program
20:48 the irony is that Christopher Kraft, who took credit for her work refused to let african americans pilots be part of the program
"Katherine as an African American Woman". Please shut up. Skin colour does not matter. She was an incredible mathematician and scientist. What a brillinat mind and what incredible work. She is literally responsible for putting humanity on the moon. All else is trivial.
Background music is unbearable 🤬
Do you have issues? I had to play the documentary back to even notice the piano music that was being used in the film. I think you have other deep-seated problems. The music isn't that loud. Get a grip on yourself.
The fact that most of the space program was based in the South, where racism was rampant, is the environment in which she courageously triumphed. Not only that, but it was the parallel of being within the height of the time of the Civil Rights Movement.
An incomparable person was she. I have to ask, are you all so non-understanding that men stood up for her? They got her published and heard and recognized. They believed in her. Without those good guys == she and her compatriots would have lived in a vacuum forever.... Men are GOOD. Also. White engineers. That denigrates no one. Good people doing great work in space. Katherine was superlative/
I went on a date with a pretty lady mathematician, all she wanted to talk about was an X.
not live
Unfortunately I couldn't follow along due to the pesky loud piano
That's just stupid financially and economically because of the depression and even into the War Years. Limited work for women given the hours men worked and by way there was no such thing as child care in late 1930s and 40s. Duh!
O homem nunca pousou na lua.
The moon landed on man.
@@fostercathead fake da nasa.
Depends on which moon you're referring to
There's a lot of evidence showing the United States did land on the moon .
@@bogbody9952He is trolling 😂😂😂😂😂