"Hidden Figures" is delightful. I have been to see it twice, brought several other people to see it as well.
I've been on a NASA space program movie and documentary kick since John Glenn passed away last month. Hidden Figures hit the theaters at just the right moment for me and brought me back to my days at NASA/JPL. I met Mary Jackson—I imagine just shortly before she retired—at a Mathematics symposium at JPL. One of my friends at the Lab made of point of introducing me to her. I didn't know her story during the time featured in the movie, but I knew she had had a long career at NASA when I met her. The movie brought tears to my eyes, particularly the moment when the judge gave her permission to attend the classes that enabled her to become an engineer. My gosh, what a momentous thing! Such sharp minds, and such tenacity and motivation to succeed despite the odds. Just amazing people… The movie does justice to the story. It is almost shameful that it has taken this long to have their story told to the world. G — The trouble with being punctual is that nobody's there to appreciate it. > On Jan 30, 2017, at 11:36 AM, Daniel J. Matyola <[email protected]> wrote: > > This has been a fairly good year for movies. LA LA Land is wonderful. > Manchester by the Sea is an emotional bombshell with great acting. > Patriot's day is exciting with interesting insights into terrorism and how > we react to it. All pale, however when compared to Hidden Figures. > > This is an important movie. See it, on a big screen if possible. Make > your children see it. Make your grandchildren see it. > > It is a scandal that this story has been overlooked for so long. It needs > to be told, and to be spread all around our country. > > BTW, it is quite entertaining, and the acting is superb. > > Ann and I and some others here will relate to the Sputnik scare, hiding > under our desks at school and the drama of the first 7 Astronauts. The > scenes of segregation and prejudice in the South of the early 1960 are > moving and disturbing, but true to what I saw. Most importantly, however, > is the story of the black women who did most of the math on which our early > ventures into space were based is an incredible and inspiring tale of > courage, persistence and pride. > > See it. I promise you will be moved and inspired. > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hidden_Figures > http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4846340/ > http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/forgotten-black-women- > mathematicians-who-helped-win-wars-and-send-astronauts-space-180960393/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
