The most prolific evidence of the Industrial Revolutionâs impact on the modern world is seen in the worldwide human population growth. Humans have been around for about 2.2 million years.
Synopsis. Born in rural West Florida circa 1906, Jacqueline Cochran grew up in poverty. After working as a beautician and starting her own company, she became involved in aviation. She advocated for female aviator involvement in WWII and led the Womenâs Air Force Service Pilots training program.
Photographs from Dorothy Vaughan's retirement party. Vaughan retired from NASA in 1971. Dorothy Vaughan began her career at the Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory's segregated West Area Computing unit and was promoted to lead the group, making her the NACA's first black supervisor, and one of the NACA's few female supervisors.