Dorothy Vaughan: The Hidden Figure Who Saw the Future

Send us Fan Mail What does it take to see the future before everyone else—and prepare your people for it? In Episode 72 of Chatting with Slava the Jordanian, Dr. Slava and co-host Dr. Ihab explore the extraordinary life and legacy of Dorothy Vaughan, the pioneering mathematician and leader whose work helped shape America's journey into space. Vaughan was part of an extraordinary generation of Black women mathematicians who worked as “human computers,” performing complex calculations essential...