Thomas and Dorothy Vaughan July 28, 1919 – March 14, 2017 May 4, 1921 – March 23, 2017 Thomas James Vaughan passed away peacefully, at age 97, surrounded by family and loving caregivers on March 14, ...

Dorothy Vaughan was one of the first African American women who helped pave the way for the United States in space research. Graduating as valedictorian from her high school in 1925, Dorothy Vaughan ...

When the Cold War heated up in 1946, the U.S. and the Soviet Union took their rivalry from Earth to the stars. Sputnik, the ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Dorothy Johnson Vaughan worked as a human computer, doing advanced math to ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — For decades, the contributions of the black, female mathematicians who helped get NASA astronauts into space stayed essentially hidden. Not anymore. Now, you’ll be reminded of what ...

If Dorothy Vaughan knew a church was holding a service in her honor, she would have been horrified, said her grandson, Kenneth Vaughan Jr. “She was just so humble,” he said with a laugh. Kenneth ...

Margaret Dorothy Vaughan January 16, 1924 – October 11, 2016 Resident of Santa Cruz Margaret Dorothy Vaughan passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 11th, 2016 at the age of 92. She was born in San ...

VAUGHAN, DOROTHY DOROTHY (NEUMEIER) VAUGHAN Passed away on October 12, 2004 at Lancaster Community Hospital in Lancaster, California after a short illness. Dorothy was born in Los Angeles, California ...