Hidden Figures is a movie directed by Theodore Melfi in 2016 and inspired by the book of the same name by Margot Lee Shetterly, first published in 2016. The movie features Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Kevin Costner, Jim Parsons, Mahershala Ali, and others.
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Storyline
In 1961, Katherine Johnson works as a human computer in the West Area Computers division of the Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, alongside aspiring engineer Mary Jackson and their unofficial acting-supervisor Dorothy Vaughan. Encouraged by her team leader Karl Zielinski, a Polish-Jewish Holocaust survivor, Mary applies for an official NASA engineer position.
Movie vs Book
Year
2016
Minutes
127
Movie Rate
7.80
Source: IMDb
Movie
Hidden Figures
Director: Theodore Melfi
Country: USA
Year: 2016
Length: 2h7m
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Year
2016
Pages
349
Book Rate
7.84
S: Goodreads
Book
Hidden Figures
Author: Margot Lee Shetterly
Country: USA
First published in: 2016
Length: 349 pages
Genre: Biography
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