Science on Screen - Hidden Figures, featuring NASA Chief Engineer, Dr. K. Renee Horton

About the Science on Screen Series: ‍

Science on Screen® creatively pairs film with lively introduction lessons by notable figures from the world of science, technology, and medicine. An Initiative of the Coolidge Corner Theatre with major support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

About the Film:

Three brilliant African-American women at NASA -- Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson -- serve as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit, a stunning achievement that restored the nation's confidence, turned around the Space Race and galvanized the world.