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20 Sep

Dorothy Johnson (Vaughan) was born in Kansas City, Missouri

Dorothy Johnson Vaughan (September 20, 1910 - November 10, 2008) was a mathematician and human computer for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) and its successor, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). She was...

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