Annie Easley was a member of the team at NASA’s ... were mechanical computers powerful enough to do the work. The 2016 book and film “Hidden Figures” memorialized the work of some of these ...

This article originally appeared on Massive. There’s a famous photo of Annie Easley. She’s standing next to a huge control panel with dials, lights, buttons from floor to ceiling. She looks ...

Today we take a look at the life and work of Annie Easley. Few people are brilliant enough to be a computer programmer or a mathematician. Even fewer can add "rocket scientist for NASA" to their ...

The late Annie Easley easily fits that criterion. She was a mathematician whose work on the Atlas/Centaur and Shuttle/Centaur launch vehicles was essential for scientific and national security ...

Easley tutored school students, became a recruiter for NASA and worked as its Equal Employment Opportunity officer during her tenure. She spoke in her oral history interview about how she handled ...