523 - Hidden Figures: NASA's Human Computers
Do Go On29 Loka 2025

523 - Hidden Figures: NASA's Human Computers

This week's episode is about the human computers of NASA, focussing on the main three featured in the book Hidden Figures, heading deep into NASA's history along the way! This is the fifth most voted for topic for Block 2025!


This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 7:55 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).


For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod

Check out our other podcasts:

Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheat

Prime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/

Listen Now: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/

Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/

Jess Writes A Rom-Com: https://shows.acast.com/jess-writes-a-rom-com


Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader Thomas


Do Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present.


REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:

Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly

https://www.nasa.gov/katherine-johnson/

https://www.nasa.gov/history/mary-w-jackson/

https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/langley/dorothy-j-vaughan/

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-story-of-nasas-real-ldquo-hidden-figures-rdquo/

https://aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/features/aircraft-production-in-world-war-ii-should-inspire-us-today/

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/history-human-computers-180972202/

https://www.nasa.gov/history/65-years-ago-nasa-selects-americas-first-astronauts/

https://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/hidden-figures/

https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/nasas-early-stand-women

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-35428300

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jaksot(564)

4 - The Academy Awards

4 - The Academy Awards

Get ready to smash the movie round of your next pub quiz, because Dave Warneke has a report on the film industry's night of nights... The Academy Awards. How did they start? Who picks the winners? Who...

17 Marras 20151h 4min

3 - The Beatles (A brief history)

3 - The Beatles (A brief history)

In her first report Jess Perkins takes on the mammoth topic of the best selling band in history: The Beatles. We hear how the Fab Four got together, broke hearts & records, and how approximately eight...

11 Marras 20151h 12min

2 - Australian Rules Football

2 - Australian Rules Football

Matt Stewart's first report is all about the fascinating story of how the most fair dinkum Aussie game on Earth (AFL) came about in the 1850s. Hear how the game developed over 150 years through the hi...

11 Marras 20151h 11min

1 - Why is the Mona Lisa so famous?

1 - Why is the Mona Lisa so famous?

The Mona Lisa is the most visited piece of art in the world. But how much do we know about the painting? In this first episode, Dave Warneke presents a report on how the piece became world famous afte...

11 Marras 20151h 6min

Suosittua kategoriassa Komedia

nikotellen
tuplakaak
antin-matka
anni-jaajo
olipa-kerran-otsikko
ihan-oikeesti
rss-saarinen-shoy
antin-palautepalvelu
puurojengi
antin-elokuvakerho
rss-nikotellen
rss-kaheli
ela-viitti
kasper-ja-mikko-suomen-suosituin-podcast
naakkavalta
everypodi
rss-kuukka-vehvilainen-hartlin
rss-tuhannes-podcast
mysteeripodcast
rss-napy