Dorothy McFadden Hoover
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African-American physicist and mathematician
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Mathematics Physics
Dorothy McFadden Hoover's Degrees
- Bachelors Physics Howard University
- Masters Mathematics Howard University
- PhD Physics Howard University
Why Is Dorothy McFadden Hoover Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Dorothy Estheryne McFadden Hoover was an American physicist and mathematician. Hoover was a pioneer in the early days of NASA. Originally one of the first black women hired at Langley as a human computer, Hoover would eventually become a published physicist and mathematician. Hoover is one of the first black women to be listed as a co-author on NASA research publications. Her research supported the development of America's first jet fighter, the Sabre. Hoover's accomplishments were featured in Margot Lee Shetterly's bestselling book, Hidden Figures.
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