Dorothy Vaughan Death
Dorothy passed away on November 10, 2008 at the age of 98.
When did Dorothy Vaughan die?
November 10, 2008How old was Dorothy Vaughan when died?
98
Dorothy Vaughan Birthday and Date of Death
Dorothy Vaughan was born in 1910 and died on November 10, 2008. Dorothy was 98 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: 1910
Date of Death: November 10, 2008
Age at Death: 98
Dorothy Vaughan - Biography
Dorothy Johnson Vaughan (1910–2008) was an African American mathematician who worked at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), the predecessor agency to NASA. Prior to arriving at NACA's Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory in 1943, Vaughan worked as a math teacher at R.R. Moton High School in Farmville, VA. In 1949, Vaughan became the head of the West Area Computers, a work group composed entirely of African-American female mathematicians. Mathematician Katherine Johnson was assigned to Vaughan's group before being transferred to Langley's Flight Research Division.Vaughan continued at Langley after NACA became NASA, specializing for the rest of her career in electronic computing and FORTRAN programming. She worked in the Langley Research Center's Analysis and Computation Division, and also participated in Scout Project (Solid Controlled Orbital Utility Test system) tests at Wallops Flight Facility. She retired from NASA in 1971, and died on November 10, 2008.
