Annotated Bibliography
Primary Sources
Czarnecki, K. R., and Mary W. Jackson. "Effects of Nose Angles and Mach Number on Transition on Cones at Supersonic Speeds." NACA Technical Notes, NASA, Sept. 1958, ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19930085290.pdf. From this primary source, we learned about the complicated reports that were written by Kathrine Johnson. Not only did they use complex math but they also had to explain what it meant for the aircraft. We used this source on our Kathrine Johnson page to tell the readers the complex equations she worked with. It is also her first report she got to put her name on.
Shopinski, T. H., and Kathrine G. Johnson. "Determination of Azimuth at Burnout for Placing a Satellite over a Selected Earth Position." NASA Technical Notes, NASA, Sept. 1960, www.nasa.gov/image-feature/ mathematician-katherine-johnson-at-work. From this primary source, we learned about the complex equations and physics that Mary Jackson had to complete and understand as an engineer. We used her report on our Mart Jackson page to show the reader what she did as an engineer working for NASA.
Secondary Sources
Biography.com, editor. "Dorothy Johnson Vaughan Biography." Biography, A&E Television Networks, 14 Nov. 2016, www.biography.com/scientist/dorothy-johnson-vaughan. From this source we learned more about what Dorothy Vaughn did before working at NACA, eleven years of teaching math, and what she worked on after NACA became NASA, working on the FORTRAN programmer and SCOUT Launch Vehicle Program. We used this information in our page about Dorothy Vaughn which gives a summary of her life and accomplishments with NASA.
Loff, Sarah, editor. "Dorothy Vaughan Biography." National Aeronautics and Space Administration, www.nasa.gov/content/dorothy-vaughan-biography. From this source, we learned how Dorothy Vaughn broke gender and racial barriers to become the first African American supervisor. After NACA became NASA, she also went on to work with both men and women of different races to put information into the new FORTRAN programmer. We used this information in our project to explain how Dorothy Vaughn broke barriers, relating our topic to the theme of the project.
---, editor. "Katherine Johnson Biography." National Aeronautics and Space Administration, www.nasa.gov/content/katherine-johnson-biography. From this source, we learned of Kathrine Johnson's life including her first job at NASA to becoming the first African American woman to put her name on a report. We learned about some of her most important calculations like doing the numbers for the Freedom 7 Mission and working with Apollo 11. We used this information in our project on our Kathrine Johnson page which shows some of her magnificent accomplishments in life, and in our breaking barriers page which displays all the work, she had to put in to break the barriers of gender and race.
---, editor. "Mary Jackson Biography." National Aeronautics and Space Administration, www.nasa.gov/content/mary-jackson-biography. From this source, we learned of the struggles Mary Jackson had to go through to become NASA's first female engineer. She had to get special permission from the court to go to the all-white high school where the classes were offered. We used this information to explain how Mary broke barriers of race and gender to become an engineer.
Mary Jackson, Dorothy Vaughn, and Kathrine Johnson. Shape It Recruitment, www.shapeitrecruitment.co.uk/blog/2017/1/23/hidden-figures-a-look-at-the-real-women-behind-the-movie. From this source we learned what the three ladies, Mary Jackson, Dorothy Vaughn, and Kathrine Johnson looked like when they worked with NASA. We used the picture from this source on the title page of our website because it is a good intro picture that shows all the women in our project.
Mary Jackson Working in a Wind Tunnel. Interesting Engineering, 2020, interestingengineering.com/mary-jackson-remembering-nasas-first-black-female-engineer. From this source we learned what Dorothy Vaughn looked like, and what the wind tunnels she worked in looked like as well. We used this source on our website to give readers a better understanding of Dorothy and where she worked as an engineer.
Mathematician Kathrine Johnson at Work. 1996. NASA, www.nasa.gov/image-feature/mathematician-katherine-johnson-at-work. From this source we learned what Kathrine Johnson looked like, the environment she worked in, and some of the equipment she used. We can see that she is using a typewriter and looking over some reports at her desk. We used this picture in our project so the readers know what Kathrine Johnson looks like.
"Original NASA Logo." Logo Design Love, www.logodesignlove.com/nasa-logo. From this source we learned what the original NASA logo looked like and how it has changed over the years. We used this picture on our thesis page of our website to display how things were in the 1960's.
Prahl, Amanda. "Biography of Dorothy Vaughan, Groundbreaking NASA Mathematician." ThoughtCo, www.thoughtco.com/dorothy-vaughan-4686791. From the source, we learned how as a leader and the supervisor of the West Computing Area she advocated and supported her fellow co-workers, black and white. She helped prepare them for the future by learning and teaching them how to use the new FORTRAN programmer. We used this information in our project on our Dorothy Vaughn page which shows some of her most important accomplishments with NASA.
---. "Biography of Mary Jackson, NASA's First Female Black Engineer." ThoughtCo, www.thoughtco.com/mary-jackson-4687602. From this source, we learned more about the struggles she went through to become an engineer and well as better describe the work she did as an engineer. This article also described how she took a demotion to become the Federal Women's Program Manager in the Office of Equal Opportunity Programs where she worked to help advocate for other women at NASA. We used this information on our page about Mary Jackson which describes some of her greatest accomplishments at NASA.
Shetterly, Margot Lee. Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition. Scholastic, 2016. From this source, we learned about Dorothy Vaughn and how she had to patiently wait and work had to become the first African American woman supervisor. We used this source in our breaking barriers section to describe how Dorothy broke the gender and racial barriers to become the first African American woman supervisor.
Smith, Kiona N. "Kathrine Johnson Fought to Get Credit for Her Work." Forbes, Forbes Media, 2020, www.forbes.com/sites/kionasmith/2018/08/30/katherine-johnson-fought-to-get-credit-for-her-work/. From the source, we learned how hard Kathrine Johnson had to work to become the first African American woman to put her name on a report. The report provided the backbone of the math needed for the first American space flight. We used this information on our breaking barriers page describing how she broke the gender and racial barriers to become the first African American woman to put her name on a report.