Question

After two years in the computing pool, Mary Jackson received an offer to work for engineer Kazimierz Czarnecki in the 4-foot by 4-foot Supersonic Pressure Tunnel, a 60,000 horsepower wind tunnel capable of blasting models with winds approaching twice the speed of sound. Czarnecki offered Mary hands-on experience conducting experiments in the facility, and eventually suggested that she enter a training program that would allow her to earn a promotion from mathematician to engineer. Alex wants to explain why NASA conducted research in the wind tunnels.

Answer 1

Hello. This question is incomplete. The full question is:

After two years in the computing pool, Mary Jackson received an offer to work for engineer Kazimierz Czarnecki in the 4-foot by 4-foot Supersonic Pressure Tunnel, a 60,000 horsepower wind tunnel capable of blasting models with winds approaching twice the speed of sound. Czarnecki offered Mary hands-on experience conducting experiments in the facility, and eventually suggested that she enter a training program that would allow her to earn a promotion from mathematician to engineer. Alex wants to explain why NASA conducted research in the wind tunnels.

Which quotation from Hidden Figures could best be integrated with the information from “Mary Jackson Biography" to achieve this?

Answer:

A quote from "Hidden Figures" would be appropriate to show that Mary was able to identify a flaw in the space capsule project, before any specialist in the field.

Explanation:

This quote would be appropriate to show how Mary was skilled and committed to her work, where even discrediting and facing machismo and racism, she excelled and managed to do an efficient job, even in the face of specialists who did not believe in her ability. This quote would be important in the biography, as it shows that other authors agree that Mary was a brilliant, canny and observant scientist.