Untold story of the black women mathematicians who helped win the space race. Hear her journey about writing this remarkable story that combines the rich intersection of the civil rights era, the space race, the cold war and the movement for gender equality. As an anthropologist with an admiration for history, i was curious about this date, september 8th. What happened with nasa on this date. So september 8th, 1967, the surveyor v launched. 1983, sat com vii launched. And today, september 8th, 2016, Margot Lee Shetterly publicly launches her book [laughter] Hidden Figures into the literary world. [applause] so a little bit on margot. I know many of you you know her, or went to school with her. Margot was raised right here in hampton, virginia. She graduated from the university of virginia with a degree in finance. A journalist, independent researcher, entrepreneur and cocreator of an englishlanguage monthly magazine with her husband, aaron, margot is the daughter of one of the first na
Have been exposed. Exposed. Tonight, fox 28 News Reporter dora miller tells us about the healthrisk of cancercausing asbestos. Asbestos is typically known for causing mesothelioma. We talked to the Iowa Department of Public Health to find out how much is too much exposure and at risks people face. Face. I dont think i was seriously exposed to it, i probably just got a little bit in my lungs. Im sure i got some kind of exposure. Thats brent busch recalling his exposure to asbestos while working at Jefferson High School in 2013. The Iowa Department of f publbl heheth says breathing in a little is expected, the worry comes after long term exposure. Exposure. Were exposed to asbestos in some form every day of our lives, asbestos is a very natural occurring material so were all exposed to some small level. But how much is too much . Ken says that dends, but there are places that have higher amounts and thats not safe. Highest levels in construction zones where theres been very poor manageme
Content solely with his Award Winning best selling biography benjamin franklin, Alberta Einstein and steve jobs he has returned once more to paint a very large canvas and the book gives the innovators how a group of hackers, geniuses, and geeks created the digital revolution were all delighted to have learned in the process that he has the energy can has tapped into it directly. Steve jobs and more ways year but also has a story about the lesser known icons of computing the women who program for example, or those hackers behind the first online communities and the skier belgian engineering gave rise to the World Wide Web and even sorts out there real story behind allegory and the internet. [laughter] he will take as an abbreviated journey with a distant figures please join me to welcome walter issacson. [applause] welcome back. Is great to be back this is an amazingly wonderful place it is such an honor to be back here. You can even reveal my inner geek. [laughter] host you are about t
Became the oldest serving member. In an interview with cspan, Congress Representative hall reflects on his years and the Space Program. This is about 35 minutes. Congressman ralph hall, you have been in the house of representatives since january of 1981. You had hoped to be here for one last term. The voters thought otherwise. How are you processing your departure . Havell, of everything i checked on during that race, i was 12 points ahead. And it taught me that you never depend on people who tell you you are ahead when you are not. Coming back that night at 3 00 in the morning, i had to think as i was driving out to my house, that happened. I pulled out some old elections and checked how i had done, and i finally figured it out. The other guy got more votes than i did i got beat that is all there is to it. It hurt me because it hurt so many of my close friends. How does it feel now when youre getting down to the wire when there is only a matter of weeks until you are leaving the insti
Anyone. I resist on that, totally. We dont go out to dinner very much with people. That part of our life seems to have dwindled. Much more when we came here over the years, whatever the time pressure was, whatever the reason, there is less of that hat goes on. I have too much respect for too many. And oh i will regret it and kick myself and say how could i have mentioned him without mentioning her. Lets go to president s, then. It was the president that you have enjoyed working with and havent enjoyed working with . Ive worked to a degree with ll the president s. I havent had a bad relationship with any president , for starters. I think president obama is very, very thoughtful, very careful. Does how to weigh pros and cons and gets along very well. I thought president clinton was unusual in terms of his ability, not just a think through issues and he has got a heck of a great mind, but he also had the ability has the ability, still very vigorously to connect with people on a personal w