Nearly 70 years old. I have been and continue to be fascinated with NASA. I have done some research on the women, they were all instrumental in the success of our space program.
Not really all white history they teach world history and even in my school we learned about many other colored people who invented and created items that we use today and what research dose it say Thomas Edison didn’t invent the light bulb I thought blacks in that time period weren’t allowed to work or go to school with whites bibliographic movies can be false dude so your using movies instead of actual research you must really disagree with whites do you any way I am curious to see what movie you got it from. Oh yeah am a Mexican who dose t think about race so try and call me an angry white man.
Merlene Taylor Oh the race card. Thomas Edision patented the light bulb. His company invented things. How many items were invented by white men. And Edision gets the credit. Not the employee the employer. That is how the world works. Edision was all about patents. These ladies were not given credit due to being black. They were not given credit because they were not on Television at the time. Oh and it was the 60s and they were women. There you have it . They were minor players in a bigger picture. Life is to darn short to be PC
What a FABULOUS movie and awesome story, those LADIES did an AMAZING job! I loved this movie and it's something all kids should be taught in schools. This why you never judge a person by the color of their skin, these WOMEN were HEROES and BRILLIANT, God bless them!! Love this movie, everyone should see it.
Oh, and the opening scene, one of the women said something to the effect, "I bet they've never seen three black women chasing a police officer down the highway before". That helped set the tone of the rest of the movie.
I'm a retired mechanical engineer and love the movie "Hidden Figures". BTW, in my Fortran class, we used that same model IBM computer. We've come alone way since then. Cheers all.
@Merlene Taylor i agree with you. Why i like the saying "Never judge a book by its cover. " You never know what your gonna find in the pages. Especially with history. Nothing is ever on point unless you or someone who is living in the time frame, or same time frame, and interviewing peaple who experienced it. Are the most accurate.
No offense but which Nasa mathematician could you name before this movie? A general hostory class can't possibly hope to teah about every player in a movement as big as this. There's only a handful of mathematician's you learn about in all of history. I learned we went to space, the russians got there first and Neil Armstrong was the first man on the moon.
@@beenieweenie1986 It not about what you learn in school but ur interest in the topic. I grew learning up learning about engineering,science, computers, history etc. I took rocketry classes in middle school. I learned Newtons laws, how chinease fireworks was made and how fireworks luanched. Same way as rockets. That concept help us create the rocket essentially. We used that basic knowledge to help us learn and evolve. Anouther thing is gun powder. How they ignite Also we cant forget how u.s, and other countries was trying to recruiting german scientist to help them make a rocket. Reason being is that Germany was trying to build a rocket during War world two. So German scientist had a basic understanding or ideas to make it work. Which its quite fascinating in my opinion. What i think is evan cooler is that the concept of the rocket. Took hundreds of years of understanding of math, engineering, science, astromers, material science, and so many more to create it. Heres some scientist that i can name. That made thier own impact in thier own field. Is Nickola Tesila. Ac Alternate current, Tomas Edison Dc Durect current. , Eistien relativity theory, Mileva Mari'c helped einstien in the begining and went to school as a scientist, Pierre and Marie Curie Studding radioactivity, Newton newtons laws or three laws of motion 1. Every object in motion will remain in that state of motion unless an equal or stronger external force acts on it. 2. Force equals mass times acceleration. Formula [f(t)=m a(t)] f= force t= time a = acceleration. 3. For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Carl Sagon astronomer. Helped study planets, Neal degregrasse Tyson astronomer, Phillip Lenard descover cathode rays and many of thier properties and more and thiers more. Also i never seen the full movie but clips. This what i i am interested in and love to learn about. So yes i do know a bit but not all
completely off topic- but as a person who wears glasses, and people around me- if we push up our glasses it doesn't mean we're trying to act like a know it all, it just means our glasses are wobbled around, and we don't like the way it's justified.
I also am appalled that these women were not taught in school. I don't know about them until the movie came out. Great role models for a country that should have known about these women decades ago.
While at the outdoor food shindig , you can’t help to notice that bit of southern wit and prose. There is something fascinating about three southern gals with their exchanges and subdued bits of femininity. Three black southern belles.
I’ll be 65 next month. The Mercury 7 were and still are my hero’s. The late 50’s & early 60’s were such heady times. As grammar school children in Catholic school…we were afforded every opportunity to be part of every launch & recovery. This continued into Gemini & Apollo, JFK’s speech, Glen’s orbit, his parade and medal ceremony. But not one single word about these women. This part of the program…this part of history…THESE WOMEN…should’ve have been taught to us, brought front & center and honored no less than Shepard’s or Glen’s contributions. Makes me wonder…had they been recognized dutifully what impact it would’ve had on the nation, the entire NASA program and the Civil Rights Movement.
Darned shame, because I hear a smart woman, sure of her work, using an old old trick known from way back to look at redacted information. I hear barriers being broken, not just sound. I hear glass shattering.
Don’t feel bad. I lived through the era and it wasn’t taught in our school. History as it was being made and yet it was never mentioned. I’m only in recent years enjoying learning history. It was a class I always struggled to stay awake in.
Awesome movie with great acting from everyone! As for the list of highest earning actors, although I admire most on the list, no one deserve that kind of money.
The irony that scene where the Black soldier, eventually "husband-to-be' offends her, this was the era in the military where Black soldiers found it offensive to have it be said that they weren't intelligent enough to fly planes, or do other things that required thinking abilities. He should have known better. But he gives a perfect "I'm sorry" later on in the movie, that's all a human being can do. That's all you need to do if the woman already likes you......
@@mssedmebich1621 The German's involved in the American program had a choice, they wanted to be there. The Soviets gave no such choice. So there is that.
When black men and women respected and cherished each other. Today the way people talk, you never sure weather they are insulting each other or it's foreplay.
My favorite line in this movie is when Harrison says to Paul You just have to accept genious where ever you find it. It sure says that our maker has a real. sense of humor placing all the that talent in a Black Female I love it.❤
This was an all to common story until the 70's. A LOT of critical work before, during, and after the second world war was done by women that were not given any credit. Everywhere you look you can find examples: code breaking, chemistry, mathematics, physics, system-design, you name it. Add to that just the basic job of making the bureaucracy work: clerks, secretaries, and messengers. Armies need logistics, logistics need bureaucracies.
What I loved in this whole movie is where she stands on her feet and demands the damn respect that she and so many others deserved. She is a incredible person and one heck of a smart person.....Then she sets the Col. on his heels letting him know that he needs to stop talking...There is a woman my friend that you dont stop by the bar and come home late. She can calculate how long you were at the bar and and much you spent before you open your mouth.
The irony is that as a solder, this was the era in the military where Black soldiers found it offensive to have it be said that they weren't intelligent enough to fly planes, or do other things that required thinking abilities. He should have known better. But he gives a perfect "I'm sorry" later on in the movie, that's all a human being can do. That's all you need to do if the woman already likes you......
Hidden figures is one of my all time favorite movies. The phenomenal truth is these three ladies are said to not have really known each other or hung out together. Good story line though.
It's really a shame that historical figures such as the women in this movie are not talked about at all in school history books. It takes movies such as this one for people to know the truth about whom gave so much for this country just to end up as nothing - not even a footnote in the history books. If more students - especially minority, female students - where to know about the triumphs of women such as these women, life would be far more interesting. How many minority, female women would be protesting at BLM protests today if they were taught about women such as the ones portrayed in this movie while in elementary school when they were still little girls? Everyone needs a hero to look up to in order to reach for the stars.
I just wanna weep …this awesome woman… Held it upto the light.. White arrogance denied her awesome ability…and still she kept pushing forward. Now as an old man in 2025. I just wanna say thank you so much to you Lady…. I am proud, you make me so proud of all that you are and all that you have accomplished and achieved. I believe that you and all your Black sisters and Brothers along with all the decent, fair minded whites is what makes America the greatest nation on earth.
Love those 3 girls ( yes, then we called each other "girls") these 3 are a gem in so many ways. If u haven't seen, please do. I promise...you won't be disappointed and guess what... You'll learn about things you didn't know before. I learned, I cried and was shocked. You'll agree with me. I'm sure.
" Yes sir I do "
"Which one ? "
" both . Geometry and speaking "
Nearly 70 years old. I have been and continue to be fascinated with NASA. I have done some research on the women, they were all instrumental in the success of our space program.
This was one of the best movies I have seen in a long time.
Indeed
I agree
@@bethannevaness3179 , here, here!!
Great film. Great acting. Great story. Worth watching over and over.
Very true indeed. Watch it 3 times already and never get bored
And a great exaggeration of segregation.
@@ronniebishop2496 wow you never learned about keeping your mouth shut is better than everyone having no doubt about your ignorance, huh?
well said
I am 57 yrs old and never knew about this. This should be in every history book used in school.
Marshall Posey you got that right wouldn’t be surprised if the modern public school system would take them out.
Not really all white history they teach world history and even in my school we learned about many other colored people who invented and created items that we use today and what research dose it say Thomas Edison didn’t invent the light bulb I thought blacks in that time period weren’t allowed to work or go to school with whites bibliographic movies can be false dude so your using movies instead of actual research you must really disagree with whites do you any way I am curious to see what movie you got it from. Oh yeah am a Mexican who dose t think about race so try and call me an angry white man.
Merlene Taylor
Oh the race card.
Thomas Edision patented the light bulb.
His company invented things. How many items were invented by white men.
And Edision gets the credit. Not the employee the employer. That is how the world works.
Edision was all about patents.
These ladies were not given credit due to being black. They were not given credit because they were not on Television at the time.
Oh and it was the 60s and they were women.
There you have it . They were minor players in a bigger picture.
Life is to darn short to be PC
Here we go lol 🤦🏽♂️
And I concur Marshall Posey.
This movie deserves an award.
True that!
True story. Enjoyed the movie. Never knew this happened.
Multiple awards. Just watched it twice in a row today.
This movie deserves all the awards!
What a FABULOUS movie and awesome story, those LADIES did an AMAZING job! I loved this movie and it's something all kids should be taught in schools. This why you never judge a person by the color of their skin, these WOMEN were HEROES and BRILLIANT, God bless them!! Love this movie, everyone should see it.
The memories of the work these incredible women MUST always be remembered and revered. God bless them all.
I love how she keeps roasting everyone.🤣
“It’s not because we wear skirts; it’s because we wear glasses” my favorite line
Oh, and the opening scene, one of the women said something to the effect, "I bet they've never seen three black women chasing a police officer down the highway before". That helped set the tone of the rest of the movie.
I loved that scene
I'm a retired mechanical engineer and love the movie "Hidden Figures". BTW, in my Fortran class, we used that same model IBM computer. We've come alone way since then. Cheers all.
@@johnmooney9444 FORTRAN!! The first language I actually learned. COBOL a close second.
No wonder Sheldon is so angry.. he went from being a theoretical physicist to an engineer.
underrated comment 😂
@@Razl07 can you say typecast?
It’s sad how history books that I have learned did not mention this but had to learn from a movie sad life.
@Merlene Taylor i agree with you. Why i like the saying "Never judge a book by its cover. " You never know what your gonna find in the pages. Especially with history. Nothing is ever on point unless you or someone who is living in the time frame, or same time frame, and interviewing peaple who experienced it. Are the most accurate.
No offense but which Nasa mathematician could you name before this movie? A general hostory class can't possibly hope to teah about every player in a movement as big as this. There's only a handful of mathematician's you learn about in all of history. I learned we went to space, the russians got there first and Neil Armstrong was the first man on the moon.
@@beenieweenie1986 It not about what you learn in school but ur interest in the topic. I grew learning up learning about engineering,science, computers, history etc. I took rocketry classes in middle school. I learned Newtons laws, how chinease fireworks was made and how fireworks luanched. Same way as rockets. That concept help us create the rocket essentially. We used that basic knowledge to help us learn and evolve. Anouther thing is gun powder. How they ignite Also we cant forget how u.s, and other countries was trying to recruiting german scientist to help them make a rocket. Reason being is that Germany was trying to build a rocket during War world two. So German scientist had a basic understanding or ideas to make it work. Which its quite fascinating in my opinion. What i think is evan cooler is that the concept of the rocket. Took hundreds of years of understanding of math, engineering, science, astromers, material science, and so many more to create it. Heres some scientist that i can name. That made thier own impact in thier own field. Is Nickola Tesila. Ac Alternate current, Tomas Edison Dc Durect current. , Eistien relativity theory, Mileva Mari'c helped einstien in the begining and went to school as a scientist, Pierre and Marie Curie Studding radioactivity, Newton newtons laws or three laws of motion
1. Every object in motion will remain in that state of motion unless an equal or stronger external force acts on it.
2. Force equals mass times acceleration. Formula [f(t)=m a(t)] f= force t= time a = acceleration.
3. For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Carl Sagon astronomer. Helped study planets, Neal degregrasse Tyson astronomer, Phillip Lenard descover cathode rays and many of thier properties and more and thiers more. Also i never seen the full movie but clips. This what i i am interested in and love to learn about. So yes i do know a bit but not all
It's not because we wear skirts, it's because we wear glasses! 😂🤣😂
Yesssssss!!!!!!!!!
I wear glasses and I'm proper thick
@@howardchambers9679 I wear glasses but, I don't think its going to get me a passing grade in math class.
@@mssedmebich1621 same 😭😂
...and she adjusts her glasses with her middle finger
This was the the most amazing movie....LOVED it....:)
I am 65 years old I never heard about this until the movie came out it was very wrong that they'd kept this from us
It makes you wonder what other great black achievements, is hiding in the skeleton Box!
@@ivoosborn2620 _ for all you know God could be darkskinned - now how will that play in heaven ?!?
@@vicordecastro2851 Jesus was, so why not God, too?
@@gregorymiller6416 Just think what else that has been held from us .
completely off topic- but as a person who wears glasses, and people around me- if we push up our glasses it doesn't mean we're trying to act like a know it all, it just means our glasses are wobbled around, and we don't like the way it's justified.
I recently got glasses and I can confirm 🤓😂
THANK YOU
sounds exactly like Kabuto 🤣
Lol. Yes glasses r the worst always falling never staying in place
I can relate to this. 😂
I've watched this movie a few times. I think it's time to watch it again.
Pls where can I watch it
"Are you a Russian spy?"
And only the worst spy would ADMIT to being a spy.
Why yes sir! I am in fact a Russian spy but, I don't want you to worry because I will not let it interfere with my work!
I'm sure they would've vetted her completely before allowing her to work for NASA in the first place.
Only a true spy would not admit to being a spy!
It was such a ludicrous statement that only Kevin Costner could pull it off.
@@mssedmebich1621 lol
Are you a Russian spy ...am I what sir ....are you a Russian spy.. no sir I'm not ..Russian .....she's not Russian sir 😂😂💞😂😂😂😂😂😂💞😂😂😂😂
😂 😂 😂 LOL
Lol
She might be spy though lol...
German 1.
I loved that line!😊
I absolutely loved the film!
Can we appreciate that redhead secretary for her subtle roasts
Wife of the director.
Amazing Movie! tribut to all hidden talents and skills that makes success of their companies!
true!
I love this movie it's sad that it took this long to finally get the women recognized that help work in the space program
I also am appalled that these women were not taught in school. I don't know about them until the movie came out. Great role models for a country that should have known about these women decades ago.
love her voice..face..everything!
Loved this movie can never get tired watching it. And these are one of the best scenes!!!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😆
I love this lady and what they all achieved
Many such wonderful stories could be told if they were researched and brought to light!
"Dorothy, Slice of pie? My favorie line!
"Marry ! it's Sunday please have some shame... I WILL NOT !!!" 🤣🤣🤣
@@pipihtan8602 hahaha 🤣🤣🤣🤭
Loved the Hidden Figures clip!
And she speaks....😂😂
While at the outdoor food shindig , you can’t help to notice that bit of southern wit and prose. There is something fascinating about three southern gals with their exchanges and subdued bits of femininity. Three black southern belles.
2:36 nah nah nah she needs to have 2 slices of pie in remembrance of Two Slice Hilly~ (The Help reference, Dorothy's actress played as Minnie)
Taraji Henson did an amazing job with her character.
Great movie. I've watched it several times.
Girl friends setting you up! I love that scene!
I do too.
I'm 72 years old and just recently found out about the destruction of Black Wall Street in Tulsa. I don't recall seeing that in any textbook.
Love this movie !
I’ll be 65 next month. The Mercury 7 were and still are my hero’s. The late 50’s & early 60’s were such heady times. As grammar school children in Catholic school…we were afforded every opportunity to be part of every launch & recovery. This continued into Gemini & Apollo, JFK’s speech, Glen’s orbit, his parade and medal ceremony. But not one single word about these women.
This part of the program…this part of history…THESE WOMEN…should’ve have been taught to us, brought front & center and honored no less than Shepard’s or Glen’s contributions. Makes me wonder…had they been recognized dutifully what impact it would’ve had on the nation, the entire NASA program and the Civil Rights Movement.
@@benburra6655 Well said. So true.
I WAS CRY. IT SO BEAUTYFULL MOVIE EVER AND HARD WORKING WOMAN I LOVE IT..FROM SOMALIA
Brilliant movie! Just watched it based on these clips !!
Mr. Johnson is the man from " The Green Book", that was a beautiful movie.
Mahershala really have beautiful filmography. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Moonlight, Green Book, Hidden Figures and whatnot.
@@dobazajrand 2 Oscars!😊
wow black women were responsible for the rocket reaching the moon.
wrong misson, this was seven years earlier, when we got into orbit. Catharin Johnson did work on the calucatons for the moon landing though
ursulajoni15 wrong
I wathced the moovie, it took place in 1961 and 1962, we got to the moon in 1969.
First they had to put John Glen into orbit.
They TOLD that damn rocket to get there!!🤬😏
I can only hear sheldon
Darned shame, because I hear a smart woman, sure of her work, using an old old trick known from way back to look at redacted information. I hear barriers being broken, not just sound. I hear glass shattering.
+Starrione 🙏🏽👏🏽
Lol
Don’t feel bad. I lived through the era and it wasn’t taught in our school. History as it was being made and yet it was never mentioned. I’m only in recent years enjoying learning history. It was a class I always struggled to stay awake in.
I really need to watch this movie.
Awesome movie with great acting from everyone! As for the list of highest earning actors, although I admire most on the list, no one deserve that kind of money.
I live in a condo in Kingston, Ontario and a 94 year old lady lives here. She still is a maths wiz. She is a PhD of Mathematics and is amazing.
A movie that no one should miss
If they aren't showing that movie in schools, THEY SHOULD
I truly enjoyed this movie.❤😊
I wanted to give that woman a high five so bad. She corrected and put that man in his place
The irony that scene where the Black soldier, eventually "husband-to-be' offends her, this was the era in the military where Black soldiers found it offensive to have it be said that they weren't intelligent enough to fly planes, or do other things that required thinking abilities. He should have known better. But he gives a perfect "I'm sorry" later on in the movie, that's all a human being can do. That's all you need to do if the woman already likes you......
Thanks for posting.
The Russians got to space first because they didn't care what you were as long as you could do the math and science to complete the task.
Uh no, they got there because they forced and coerced and punished and pressured people
You can't beat brains into somebody.@@gk10002000
mssedmebich. They also stole everything they could.
If you're referring to German scientist I'm sure you know the US grabbed as many for our missile programs as the Russians.@@warrenward3630
@@mssedmebich1621 The German's involved in the American program had a choice, they wanted to be there. The Soviets gave no such choice. So there is that.
When black men and women respected and cherished each other. Today the way people talk, you never sure weather they are insulting each other or it's foreplay.
That deserves a Pauline Walnuts “Ohhhhhhh!!”
I love the way brothers said "Ma'am" back then, so smooth and gentelemanly.....
Nice one Jim as always
My favorite line in this movie is when Harrison says to Paul
You just have to accept genious where ever you find it. It sure says that our maker has a real. sense of humor placing all the that talent in a Black Female I love it.❤
This was an all to common story until the 70's. A LOT of critical work before, during, and after the second world war was done by women that were not given any credit. Everywhere you look you can find examples: code breaking, chemistry, mathematics, physics, system-design, you name it. Add to that just the basic job of making the bureaucracy work: clerks, secretaries, and messengers. Armies need logistics, logistics need bureaucracies.
What I loved in this whole movie is where she stands on her feet and demands the damn respect that she and so many others deserved. She is a incredible person and one heck of a smart person.....Then she sets the Col. on his heels letting him know that he needs to stop talking...There is a woman my friend that you dont stop by the bar and come home late. She can calculate how long you were at the bar and and much you spent before you open your mouth.
The irony is that as a solder, this was the era in the military where Black soldiers found it offensive to have it be said that they weren't intelligent enough to fly planes, or do other things that required thinking abilities. He should have known better. But he gives a perfect "I'm sorry" later on in the movie, that's all a human being can do. That's all you need to do if the woman already likes you......
And when she has calculated that she will instruct you how much you owe her in apology.
A story that must be known by everyone - just another example of racial discrimination that continues today in many parts of the USA.
I was born in Norfolk,VA over sixty years ago and had no idea of this until the movie came out!
Hidden figures is one of my all time favorite movies. The phenomenal truth is these three ladies are said to not have really known each other or hung out together. Good story line though.
I love all the Actors, keep making them MOVIES..❤✝️🙏
Love this movie.I didn’t know about it either. A must see movie
Great film, my dad was a computer technician at Port Canaveral working on the Univac - the launch computer….
Because we wear glasses. Roflmao 😂
Dorothy, slice of pie?
I’d love one.
You already have a slice of pie Dorothy.❤❤❤😂❤❤❤😂
Great movie....3 women that held NASA on the cusp of history
excellent choices‼️👊🔥🪖🥂
It's really a shame that historical figures such as the women in this movie are not talked about at all in school history books. It takes movies such as this one for people to know the truth about whom gave so much for this country just to end up as nothing - not even a footnote in the history books. If more students - especially minority, female students - where to know about the triumphs of women such as these women, life would be far more interesting. How many minority, female women would be protesting at BLM protests today if they were taught about women such as the ones portrayed in this movie while in elementary school when they were still little girls? Everyone needs a hero to look up to in order to reach for the stars.
I'll watch this whole movie when I get the opportunity.
Man Janelle Monae is the most beautiful women ever
Truth!!!!!
Best movie ever ❤
Watch this movie the other day excellent movie
Fantastic...
"mary its sunday please have some shame" lol
I would love to see the movie again but cannot find free copy.
Great movie though, a great feeling movie
Can you imagine being called a human computer? Let alone a colored computer!🤦🏾♀️
This a Great Movie!
I just wanna weep …this awesome woman… Held it upto the light.. White arrogance denied her awesome ability…and still she kept pushing forward. Now as an old man in 2025. I just wanna say thank you so much to you Lady…. I am proud, you make me so proud of all that you are and all that you have accomplished and achieved. I believe that you and all your Black sisters and Brothers along with all the decent, fair minded whites is what makes America the greatest nation on earth.
One of my favourite films.
The pie reference😂
Taraji not winning an Oscar was a travesty....
In the good old days, a computer was a real person
1:38 SO SHE IS A SPY
Bob Tipping but not russian
yeah she's not russian
I'm not...Russian.
Such a wonderful movie
I think she so adorable ❤
"because we wear glasses" - brilliant 🙂
i have to get that movie.
Taraji P. Henson is so great in this
2:28 I wish I had friends like them HAHAHA
This event will never be widely taught as history simply because of the savage way these women were treated.
I thought I’d seen the actress playing Mary before ! She’s that music artist (forgot her name)
Edit : Janelle Monae that’s right !
Oh yes!!!!!
Pls where can I watch the full episodes
Third time watching this movie since it came out
This should be as a black people's story, the greatest story EVER told. I love, love, love it.
Late 40’s. Bought the dvd. Found out about it from Glenn Beck.
Great vedio
Took some real Hollywood liberties with this movie
Love those 3 girls ( yes, then we called each other "girls") these 3 are a gem in so many ways. If u haven't seen, please do. I promise...you won't be disappointed and guess what... You'll learn about things you didn't know before. I learned, I cried and was shocked. You'll agree with me. I'm sure.