,,ii #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #ccgj ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,august #bc1 #bjah ,mr4 ,cruz 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4 ,thune1 and ,mr4 ,nelson7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to designate the area between the intersections of #crd ,street1 ,southwest and ,e ,street1 ,southwest and #dth ,street1 ,southwest and ,e ,street1 ,southwest in ,washington1 ,district of ,columbia1 as ,hidden ,figures ,way1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,hidden ,figures ,way ,designation ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds that-- 7#a7 before the development of electronic computers1 the term computer was a job title designating individuals at the ,national ,advisory ,committee for ,aeronautics 7referred to in this section as ,,naca71 which would later become the ,national ,aeronautics and ,space ,administration 7referred to in this section as ,,nasa71 who performed mathematical equations and calculations by hand2 7#b7 in #aice1 ,virginia ,tucker received notice of her appointment to ,langley ,memorial ,aeronautical ,laboratory and joined #d other women in the first computer pool at the laboratory2 7#c7 by #aidb1 human computers had become essential to operations at ,,naca1 as indicated in a memo dated ,april of that year which stated that the engineers admit themselves that the girl computers do the work more rapidly and accurately than they could2 7#d7 over the next #cj years1 hundreds of women1 mostly with degrees in math or other sciences1 would serve as human computers2 7#e7 reading1 calculating1 and plotting data from tests in the wind tunnels and research divisions at ,langley ,memorial ,aeronautical ,laboratory1 human computers played an integral role in aeronautical and aerospace research at the laboratory from the mid #aicjs into the #aigjs2 7#f7 the majority of computing work at the ,langley ,memorial ,aeronautical ,laboratory involved reading film1 running calculations1 and plotting data2 7#g7 the computing work described in paragraph 7#f7 was done by hand1 using slide rules1 curves1 magnifying glasses1 and basic calculating machines1 like the ,marchant or the more popular ,friden1 which could multiply and calculate square roots2 7#h7 human computers played an integral role during ,world ,war ,,ii2 7#i7 between #aida and #aide1 employee numbers at ,langley ,memorial ,aeronautical ,laboratory increased from #idj to #c1bbj2 7#aj7 during the #aidjs1 the ,langley ,memorial ,aeronautical ,laboratory began recruiting ,african-,american women with college degrees to work as computers who were grouped in a segregated section of the laboratory known as the ,west ,area ,computers2 7#aa7 despite having degrees1 all ,african-,american computers were required to take a course in chemistry at ,hampton ,institute before starting as computers at ,langley ,memorial ,aeronautical ,laboratory2 7#ab7 the first ,african-,american computers did the same work as their ,white counterparts1 but in a period during which segregation was policy across the ,south and in the armed services1 ,african-,american computers encountered segregated dining and bathroom facilities and barriers to other professional jobs2 7#ac7 ,katherine ,johnson joined the ,west ,area ,computers in #aiec1 and would go on to join the ,space ,task ,force in #aieh1 at which she calculated trajectories for the spaceflights of ,alan ,shepard and ,john ,glenn and synched the lunar lander of ,project ,apollo with the moon-orbiting command and service module2 7#ad7 ,dorothy ,vaughan served as the head of the segregated ,west ,area ,computing ,unit at ,,naca from #aidi until #aieh2 7#ae7 ,mary ,winston ,jackson spent #b years working the computing pool at ,,naca before working for engineer ,kazimierz ,czarnecki in the #d-;foot by #d-;foot supersonic pressure tunnel2 7#af7 in #aieh1 ,mary ,winston ,jackson became the first ,african-,american engineer at ,,nasa2 7#ag7 in #aifg1 ,christine ,darden began working as a human computer at ,,nasa2 7#ah7 frustrated by her lack of promotion after #e years of computing and programming1 ,christine ,darden was transferred to sonic boom research where she would go on to spend #be years working on sonic boom minimization before being appointed as the director in the ,program ,management ,office of the ,aerospace ,performing ,center in #aiii2 7#ai7 often overlooked or hidden in history1 human computers took pride in their work1 enjoyed the challenge the work offered1 and proved that women could successfully do the work that was required of their positions2 and 7#bj7 renaming the street in front of ,,nasa headquarters in the ,district of ,columbia as ,hidden ,figures ,way serves to recognize ,virginia ,tucker1 ,katherine ,johnson1 ,dr4 ,christine ,darden1 ,dorothy ,vaughn1 ,mary ,jackson1 and all of the human computers who have dedicated their lives to honorably serving their country1 advancing equality1 and contributing to the space program of the ,united ,states4 #c4 ,designation of ,hidden ,figures ,way 7a7 ,designation of hidden figures way 7#a7 ,in general ,the area between the intersections of #crd ,street1 ,southwest and ,e ,street1 ,southwest and #dth ,street1 ,southwest and ,e ,street1 ,southwest in ,washington1 ,district of ,columbia1 shall be known and designated as ,hidden ,figures ,way4 7#b7 ,references ,any reference in a law1 map1 regulation1 document1 paper1 or other record of the ,united ,states to the area referred to in paragraph 7#a7 shall be deemed to be a reference to ,hidden ,figures ,way4 7b7 ,designation of address 7#a7 ,designation ,the address of #cjj ,e ,street1 ,southwest1 ,washington1 ,district of ,columbia1 shall be redesignated as #cjj ,hidden ,figures ,way4 7#b7 ,references ,any reference in a law1 map1 regulation1 document1 paper1 or other record of the ,united ,states to the address referred to in paragraph 7#a7 shall be deemed to be a reference to #cjj ,hidden ,figures ,way4 7c7 ,signs ,the ,administrator of ,general ,services shall construct street signs that shall-- 7#a7 contain the phrase ,hidden ,figures ,way2 7#b7 be similar in design to the signs used by ,washington1 ,district of ,columbia1 to designate the location of ,metro stations2 and 7#c7 be placed on-- 7,a7 the parcel of property that is closest to ,hidden ,figures ,way2 and 7,b7 the intersections of #crd ,street1 ,southwest and ,e ,street1 ,southwest and #dth ,street1 ,southwest and ,e ,street1 ,southwest in ,washington1 ,district of ,columbia4