At Langley Laboratory, were East Area computers all white and West Area computers all black?
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The question is inquiring about the color scheme of computers in different areas (East and West) at Langley Laboratory, specifically if all computers in the East Area were white and all those in the West Area were black.
Answer
East Area computers were white, West Area computers were black.
The East Area computers at Langley were all white, and the West Area computers were all black.
Answer for screen readers
The East Area computers at Langley were all white, and the West Area computers were all black.
More Information
At Langley Laboratory, during the era of racial segregation, the East Area was designated for white workers and the West Area for black workers. This segregation extended to the human computers who performed calculations for NASA.
Tips
Common confusion might arise from understanding the terms 'computers' in this historical context, as they refer to human calculators rather than electronic computers.
Sources
- NASA's West Area Computers - National Geographic Education - education.nationalgeographic.org
- West Area Computers - Wikipedia - en.wikipedia.org
- Hidden Figures: Full Book Summary | SparkNotes - sparknotes.com
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