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Despite computers barely being a thing when she was born, Valerie Thomas knew that she was cut out for the tech world, pushed until she got there, and contributed to some hugely important technologies that many of us could not live without.
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Sources:
landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/article/a-face-behind-landsat-images-meet-dr-valerie-l-thomas
https://lemelson.mit.edu/resources/valerie-thomas
https://blogs.oregonstate.edu/robinlindeenblakeley/?page_id=76
blackpast.org/african-american-history/valerie-thomas-1943
mynasadata.larc.nasa.gov/stem-career-connections/meet-dr-valerie-l-thomas-landsat-image-processing-specialist
Images:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NASA_photo_of_data_scientist_Valerie_L._Thomas.gif
istockphoto.com/photo/south-america-telecommunication-satellite-orbiting-earth-gm452168783-25459270
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Holmes_Hall,_Morgan_State_University,_1700_E._Coldspring_Lane,_Baltimore,_MD_21251_(34331315795).jpg
flickr.com/photos/usgeologicalsurvey/17165153732
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/4745
youtube.com/watch?v=ZZx1xmNGcXI&ab_channel=NASAGoddard
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Valerie_L._Thomas_standing_with_a_stack_of_early_Landsat_Computer_Compatible_Tapes.jpg
nasa.gov/mission_pages/landsat/overview/index.html
nasa.gov/image-feature/first-images-from-landsat-9-detroit-and-lake-erie
landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/article/nasa-usgs-landsat-9-passes-review-now-operational
nasa.gov/offices/oct/40-years-of-nasa-spinoff/crop-forecasts
istockphoto.com/vector/reflection-of-light-on-concave-mirror-gm1360657096-433593427
youtube.com/watch?v=h6NqaDxi2KY&ab_channel=BruceYeany
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ch%C3%A2teau_du_Clos_Luc%C3%A9_-_Holograms_of_the_Cardinal_of_Aragon_and_Leonardo_da_Vinci_-_20180501_PvE_(Q1122731).jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DNA_model_Projected_By_Handmade_Pyramid_Hologram.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pythagoras_Award_Hologram.jpg
patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/7a/9f/29/62eab5238d37fe/US4229761.pdf
istockphoto.com/photo/abstract-graphic-world-map-illustration-on-blue-background-big-data-and-networking-gm1294021851-388180453
istockphoto.com/photo/group-of-unrecognisable-international-students-having-online-meeting-gm1300822108-393025975
This video was sponsored by Ekster. Head to shop.ekster.com/scishow-space for up to 15% off your offer.
Despite computers barely being a thing when she was born, Valerie Thomas knew that she was cut out for the tech world, pushed until she got there, and contributed to some hugely important technologies that many of us could not live without.
Hosted By: Hank Green
----------
Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporter for helping us keep SciShow Space free for everyone forever: Jason A Saslow and David Brooks!
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Sources:
landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/article/a-face-behind-landsat-images-meet-dr-valerie-l-thomas
https://lemelson.mit.edu/resources/valerie-thomas
https://blogs.oregonstate.edu/robinlindeenblakeley/?page_id=76
blackpast.org/african-american-history/valerie-thomas-1943
mynasadata.larc.nasa.gov/stem-career-connections/meet-dr-valerie-l-thomas-landsat-image-processing-specialist
Images:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NASA_photo_of_data_scientist_Valerie_L._Thomas.gif
istockphoto.com/photo/south-america-telecommunication-satellite-orbiting-earth-gm452168783-25459270
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Holmes_Hall,_Morgan_State_University,_1700_E._Coldspring_Lane,_Baltimore,_MD_21251_(34331315795).jpg
flickr.com/photos/usgeologicalsurvey/17165153732
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/4745
youtube.com/watch?v=ZZx1xmNGcXI&ab_channel=NASAGoddard
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Valerie_L._Thomas_standing_with_a_stack_of_early_Landsat_Computer_Compatible_Tapes.jpg
nasa.gov/mission_pages/landsat/overview/index.html
nasa.gov/image-feature/first-images-from-landsat-9-detroit-and-lake-erie
landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/article/nasa-usgs-landsat-9-passes-review-now-operational
nasa.gov/offices/oct/40-years-of-nasa-spinoff/crop-forecasts
istockphoto.com/vector/reflection-of-light-on-concave-mirror-gm1360657096-433593427
youtube.com/watch?v=h6NqaDxi2KY&ab_channel=BruceYeany
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ch%C3%A2teau_du_Clos_Luc%C3%A9_-_Holograms_of_the_Cardinal_of_Aragon_and_Leonardo_da_Vinci_-_20180501_PvE_(Q1122731).jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DNA_model_Projected_By_Handmade_Pyramid_Hologram.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pythagoras_Award_Hologram.jpg
patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/7a/9f/29/62eab5238d37fe/US4229761.pdf
istockphoto.com/photo/abstract-graphic-world-map-illustration-on-blue-background-big-data-and-networking-gm1294021851-388180453
istockphoto.com/photo/group-of-unrecognisable-international-students-having-online-meeting-gm1300822108-393025975
