The book Hidden Figures recounts preparations for John Glenn rsquo s flight into space Computers were new-fangled inventions in subject to glitches Glenn didn rsquo t trust them and worried about calculations for the launch He knew one brainy woman in the back room could run the numbers He trusted her ldquo If she says the numbers are good rdquo Glenn said ldquo I rsquo m ready to go rdquo Katherine Johnson was a teacher and mother of three She loved Jesus and served in her church God had blessed Katherine with a remarkable mind NASA tapped her in the [... more]