Women Mathematicians in History

Fill in the blank with the correct words. The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics placed an ad seeking women who were not afraid to take on jobs that had typically been done by __.

During the war, the American aircraft industry became the largest and most __ in the world.

Female mathematicians at Langley were often referred to as '__.'

African American mathematicians worked in a separate area known as the __ Area Computing Office.

The executive order signed by President Roosevelt led to the __ of the federal government and defense industry.

What was the primary mission of the NACA?

• To build commercial airplanes

• To develop the most powerful and efficient airplanes in the world

• To train military pilots

• To explore outer space

Who encouraged President Roosevelt to sign the executive order for desegregation?

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Rosa Parks

• A. Philip Randolph

• Langston Hughes

What year did the Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory first begin operations?

• 1941

• 1935

• 1917

• 1943

What was a significant challenge for the Langley Laboratory in 1943?

• Finding qualified male engineers

• Finding enough qualified women mathematicians

• Designing commercial airplanes

• Building wind tunnels

What was the role of wind tunnels at Langley?

• To train pilots

• To simulate flight conditions for testing

• To build airplane models

• To repair damaged aircraft