| 19 August 2017 |
United States
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Mathematics
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Eclipse calculation builds on many civilizations
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| 19 August 2017 |
United States
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Mathematics
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Prediction depends on models and measurement
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| 19 August 2017 |
United States
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Mathematics
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A modern eclipse reveals a long history of knowledge exchange
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| 19 August 2017 |
United States
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Mathematics
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Publication explains the mathematics of eclipse prediction
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| 14 February 1946 |
United States
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Mathematics
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Programming emerges as a distinct technical practice
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| 14 February 1946 |
United States
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Mathematics
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Ballistic calculation drives electronic computing
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| 14 February 1946 |
United States
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Mathematics
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Women program ENIAC's demonstration
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| 14 February 1946 |
United States
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Mathematics
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ENIAC is publicly unveiled
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| 27 October 1930 |
United States
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Mathematics
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Recognition comes late for a Black woman mathematician
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| 27 October 1930 |
United States
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Mathematics
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Gladys West is born
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| 27 October 1930 |
United States
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Mathematics
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West models the shape of Earth
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| 27 October 1930 |
United States
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Mathematics
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Satellite geodesy requires sustained mathematical labour
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| 9 April 1921 |
United States
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Mathematics
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Jackson later advocates for women at NASA
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| 9 April 1921 |
United States
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Mathematics
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Segregation obstructs Jackson's engineering courses
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| 9 April 1921 |
United States
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Mathematics
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Jackson studies supersonic airflow
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| 9 April 1921 |
United States
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Mathematics
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Mary Jackson is born
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| 24 April 1919 |
United States
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Mathematics
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David Blackwell is born
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| 24 April 1919 |
United States
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Mathematics
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Blackwell contributes to probability, statistics and game theory
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| 24 April 1919 |
United States
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Mathematics
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Racism blocks an Institute for Advanced Study appointment
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| 24 April 1919 |
United States
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Mathematics
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Blackwell strengthens research at Howard and Berkeley
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| 26 August 1918 |
United States
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Mathematics
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Katherine Johnson is born
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| 26 August 1918 |
United States
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Mathematics
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Johnson calculates orbital paths
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| 26 August 1918 |
United States
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Mathematics
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John Glenn asks Johnson to verify electronic calculations
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| 26 August 1918 |
United States
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Mathematics
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Johnson crosses racial and gender barriers at NASA
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| 20 September 1910 |
United States
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Mathematics
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Dorothy Vaughan is born
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| 20 September 1910 |
United States
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Mathematics
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Segregation shaped NASA's mathematical workforce
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| 20 September 1910 |
United States
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Mathematics
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Vaughan masters FORTRAN during electronic transition
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| 20 September 1910 |
United States
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Mathematics
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Vaughan leads Black women human computers
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| 5 December 1895 |
United States
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Mathematics
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Cox studies polynomial solutions of difference equations
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| 5 December 1895 |
United States
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Mathematics
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Cox helps build mathematics at Howard University
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| 5 December 1895 |
United States
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Mathematics
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Racism restricted Cox's academic recognition
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| 5 December 1895 |
United States
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Mathematics
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Elbert Frank Cox is born
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| 11 September 1890 |
United States
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Mathematics
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Mathematics and civil rights converge in Haynes' career
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| 11 September 1890 |
United States
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Mathematics
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A mathematician campaigns against school segregation
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| 11 September 1890 |
United States
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Mathematics
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Haynes researches functional mathematics
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| 11 September 1890 |
United States
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Mathematics
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Euphemia Lofton Haynes is born
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