Mary Jackson Slider Puzzle

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Mary Jackson Slider Puzzle

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  • Mathematician.

  • Hired by NACA (NASA) in 1951 as a human- computer in the West Computers area.

  • Moved to the Compressibility Research Division of NACA in 1953.

  • Considered resigning due to separate and unequal lodging. A supervisor heard her complaints and invited her to work for him and to take engineering classes. She was eventually promoted to aeronautical engineer, historically making her NASA’s first African American engineer.

  • Co-authored a report at NASA titled, Effects of Nose Angle and Mach Number on Transition on Cones at Supersonic Speeds in 1958.

  • In the 1970s, Jackson began focusing on helping other minorities and women advance in their careers as the Federal Women’s Program Manager in the Office of Equal Opportunity Programs.

  • In 2016 the story of Mary, Katherine Johnson and Dorothy Vaughan was told in the box office smash Hidden Figures.

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