Science on Screen: HIDDEN FIGURES

Name: Science on Screen: HIDDEN FIGURES
Start: 2025-02-25T19:00:00-06:00
Location: The Varsity Cinema

Schedule

Tue, 25 Feb, 2025 at 07:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

The Varsity Cinema | Des Moines, IA

Science on Screen is back for a third year! 🔬📺 Presented in collaboration with STEM Librarian Dan Chibnall and STEM@DRAKE. Join us on Tuesday, Feb. 25 for HIDDEN FIGURES.
🎟️ Tickets available at bit.ly/varsityhiddenfigures
𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:
Many know the story of how women mathematicians of color fought bravely to work at NASA but what about their mathematics education, background, & work? In this presentation, Meredith Moore, Associate Professor of Computer Science at Drake University, will visualize the math these women worked on and created during the Mercury & Apollo programs that launched the United States into space.
𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀:
The untold story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson – brilliant African-American women working at NASA and serving as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history – the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.
∙Director: Theodore Melfi
∙Run Time: 127 min.
∙Release Year: 2016
∙Starring: Octavia Spencer, Taraji P. Henson, Janelle Monáe, Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst
𝗦𝗖𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗢𝗡 𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗡:
Science on Screen is a series of films paired with presentations from scientists and scientific thinkers. Presented in collaboration with STEM Librarian Dan Chibnall and STEM@DRAKE.