Step 1 : Introduction to the question "NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson was the subject of which film?"
...Hidden Figures tells the true story of three brilliant African American mathematicians—Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson—who worked at NASA during the early years of the U.S. space program. Katherine Johnson’s extraordinary mathematical calculations were critical to the success of missions such as John Glenn’s orbital flight in 1962. The film highlights both their groundbreaking contributions to space exploration and the racial and gender barriers they overcame while working at NASA during the era of segregation.
