Virginia Tucker
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Virginia Tucker
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Virginia Layden Tucker was an American mathematician whose work at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), the precursor to NASA, allowed engineers to design and improve upon airplanes. Tucker was one of the first human computers at the NACA, served as a recruiter for the program, and later worked as an aerodynamicist and an advocate for women in mathematics.
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American mathematician
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2024-04-02T17:31:08Z
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