January 21, 2017
Event time:
Saturday, 2017, January 21 - 4:00pm to 8:30pm
Location:
Event description:
Author Margot Lee Shetterly will discuss the brilliant Black women mathematicians whose “human computing” helped changed the course of space exploration. Afterwards, we’ll screen the film adaptation based on Shetterly’s book, HIDDEN FIGURES. Shetterly will engage in a talk back with Yale scholars and sign copies of her best-selling book.
Contact: afamstudies@yale.edu | 203.432.1177
Principal Sponsors: Department of African American Studies at Yale, Yale Provost’s Office, Yale Faculty of Arts & Sciences Dean’s Office, Yale College Dean’s Office, Afro-American Cultural Center at Yale
Admission:
Free
Open to:
General Public