Activity 3: Hidden Figures [6 points]
Ada Lovelace, born in 1815, is considered to be the ‘first computer programmer’, even though computers had not yet been invented. She was called a computer programmer because she worked out a series of algorithms (instructions) that a machine could use to compute (calculate) difficult maths questions.
Katherine Johnson was another brilliant mathematician who worked with NASA - the North American Space Association. NASA was responsible for sending rockets and people into space. It was Katherine’s job to check all of the calculations that the engineers and astronauts used when designing the spacecraft and flying them into space. In 2016, a movie was made about Katherine Johnson and the other women who worked at NASA during this time. It is called ‘Hidden Figures.’ In the movie, the women had to learn how to do basic coding when NASA started using computers.
Have you ever tried coding?
It was alright i just am not a fan of coding but it was fun
Tēnā Koe Courtney,
ReplyDeleteKueni here. I hope you are having a lovely Wednesday morning, what have you been doing today?
Ka pai on completing today's activity. I can tell you had a lot of fun playing on the coding website, I found it very hard and you made it a lot further than me.
Thank you for sharing what you think about the website. Maybe next time you could try adding a little bit more detail about this website. You could tell us what was the hardest part about this website was, what you liked or didn't like, what you would change about this website etc.
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Kueni