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Dorothy Vaughan

Also Known As Dorothy Johnson Vaughan · Dorothy Jean Johnson Vaughan
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Dorothy Jean Johnson Vaughan was an American mathematician, human computer, computer programmer and schoolteacher who worked for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics and NASA at Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Birth Year
1910 1
Birth Date
1910-09-20 1
Death Year
2008 1
Death Date
2008-11-10 1
Nationality
American 1
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1. Wikipedia: Dorothy Vaughan
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    Dorothy Jean Johnson Vaughan (September 20, 1910, November 10, 2008) was an American mathematician, human computer, computer programmer and schoolteacher who worked for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), and NASA, at Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia.
  • Infobox, Born
    September 20, 1910
  • Infobox, Died
    November 10, 2008
  • Lead section, nationality clause
    Dorothy Jean Johnson Vaughan (September 20, 1910, November 10, 2008) was an American mathematician, human computer, computer programmer and schoolteacher who worked for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), and NASA, at Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia.
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Dorothy Vaughan (Wikidata)
  • Wikidata alias: Dorothy Johnson Vaughan
    Dorothy Johnson Vaughan
  • Wikidata alias: Dorothy Jean Johnson Vaughan
    Dorothy Jean Johnson Vaughan
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