I found Katherine Johnson's actual calculations at NASA

A journey through the NASA archives to look at the first report to include Katherine Johnson's name. This video is intended to provide a glimpse of the kind of work involved, you aren't expected to fully understand the equations without studying the paper in-depth for yourself.

[SSSioN_Solaris]

Tibees! Holy cow... It's so easy to forget how far computers have come. Those IBM 704's are huge! Wow, I feel so humbled, from Desktop Calculators to Pocket Smartphones...

[bryanpaulsicard]

My grandfather used to work on programming for the big supercomputers of the 1950's, so when we finally convinced him to get a PC & taught him how to use things like Zoom, it was as if the universe had come full circle

[rodjohnson]

I didn't see the movie, but read the book "Hidden Figures". I enjoyed the book, but as an engineer, I wished at times it went into more technical detail. Of course, that would appeal to a very small audience, so I didn't expect a lot in that area. It's great to see one of the papers Katherine Johnson contributed to, and some of the actual calculations she did. Also, I still have my copy of "CRC Standard Mathematical Tables 19th Edition", which I bought in high school in 1972. And I still have my old slide rules!

[edgarfranco]

This is so beautiful. It literally made my eyes tear. Her calculations and all that she represents to me is pure inspiration, and example of resilience, and perseverance.

[ThreeEarRabbit]

I have idolized Katherine Johnson since I was a child, so I am glad she's finally getting the recognition she deserves in recent years!

[mayflowerlash]

As an engineering graduate who learned nothing about celestial mechanics it was interesting to get this insight. How Katherine developed the the initial equations would be fascinating to know. I also did not learn Euler's modified method as an undergraduate but when my son was studying engineering he came to me with a problem that required Euler's modified method. I taught myself and my son how to apply it from a text provided by the professor. And I was a bit surprised at myself. I did not use much of the maths I learned at uni after I graduated but when provided with a text I was able to understand it. I took a bit of mental effort I should add. I think this illustrates one of the advantages of a tertiary education. You learn how to learn how to solve problems. I do not regret all the hard work I put in uni to gain that skill. It has enabled me to solve many other unrelated problems.
Great video Tibees, more please.

[duane]

Thank you for doing this episode. I never had heard of Katherine Johnson in history books. The amount of hard work, perseverance and struggles she and other women of that time had to endure. Makes me wonder how much knowledge we have lost throughout history not allowing everyone have as much education and opportunity that they desire. I am going to watch the movie again.

[jaewokG]

"there's an app for that"
"I'd feel safer if Katherine did it."

[dylanparker]

I love seeing the STEM archives explored!

Especially fun to see something that's been typed on a type-writer. My Mum typed someone's Dissertation for them. She said that the Chemical equations were a nightmare because of all the adjustments she had to make to the paper's position for superscripts and subscripts!

[daveterret]

The paper is an excellent find and this is another great video! I love the care you show to these delicate thoughts which have advanced all of humanity, and I very much concur in the respect you show to their (often obscure) originators. I appreciate your enthusiasm for the topic. This is very worth doing.

[SleepyAnt-oybl-wj]

Toby, your videos are awesome! Whether you look at exams, explain math or simply talk about your academic endeavours. Your voice is very authentic and calming, which is an extra bonus as well :).

[rwjoyner]

Great video, Tibees! I love that you showed how intricate the work was that Katherine Johnson performed. I also love that you worked in detail through the example calculations.

[ClaireYunFarronXIII]

Tibees! 💗 It is always a pleasure whenever you upload, because I know I will learn about something I have always been interested in, and I will learn it through a relaxing ASMR–like way. 💗

[janhaveejaware]

Oh wow! This is amazing! Thank you Tibees for bringing this to us!

[exploratoria]

Brilliant as usual, Tibees - thank you for this video! Please keep sharing your knowledge with us!

[daltontinoco]

So cool, thanks for hunting this down and talking about it! Also, I am working on programming the Wolff algorithm using multithreading in rust for the ising model... i could not imagine being able to do this without the work done here and by others to get where we are now. It's simply mind boggling to me that she did most of this by hand. Insanely cool.
Also, your pointer finger nail is like a cute laser pointer, love it.

[jurjenbos]

I love it how that you analyze the movie by figuring out what book was used, and checking against what is said in the movie. More of that, please!

[richardbloemenkamp]

Great idea to have dived into this a bit deeper. "Hidden Figures" is indeed a great movie.

[fieldofscreams]

Oh my heavens. I never saw anything like this on YouTube. I’m wavering between whether you are exceptionally brilliant or was this an in-depth investigation. Regardless, inspiring and well spoken.

[mateuszcielas]

im at awe that someone is so smart to figure ths stuff out and is sure enough to take the responsibility