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  2. Hidden Figures (book) - Wikipedia

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    Synopsis. Shetterly started working on the book in 2010. [ 2] The book takes place from the 1930s through the 1960s, depicting the particular barriers for Black women in science during this time, thereby providing a lesser-known history of NASA. [ 3] The biographical text follows the lives of Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson ...

  3. Mandelbrot set - Wikipedia

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    The color of each point represents how quickly the values reached the escape point. Often black is used to show values that fail to escape before the iteration limit, and gradually brighter colors are used for points that escape. This gives a visual representation of how many cycles were required before reaching the escape condition.

  4. Color symbolism - Wikipedia

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    In several cultures around the world, a black sheep represents an outcast and is seen as something undesirable, while in Italy, a black sheep represents confidence and independence. [citation needed] A flock of black and white sheep grazing in the Italian countryside. There are many additional variances in color symbolism between cultures.

  5. Here's What the Black History Month Colors Are and What They Mean

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    Design by Yoora Kim. When you see posters and graphics related to Black History Month, chances are you'll see them designed with the same four colors: red, black, green, and gold. These colors are ...

  6. List of African-American mathematicians - Wikipedia

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    Beyond Banneker: Black mathematicians and the path to excellence. [215] Williams, Lisa D (2000). The trials, tribulations, and triumphs of black faculty in the math and science pipeline: a life history approach (Dissertation). University of Massachusetts at Amherst. [216] Williams, Talithia M (2018).

  7. Cuisenaire rods - Wikipedia

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    In 1961, Seton Pollock produced the Colour Factor system, [17] consisting of rods from lengths 1 to 12 cm. Based on the work of Cuisenaire and Gattegno, he had invented a unified system for logically assigning a color to any number. After white (1), the primary colors red, blue and yellow are assigned to the first three primes (2, 3 and 5).

  8. RGB color model - Wikipedia

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    A color in the RGB color model is described by indicating how much of each of the red, green, and blue is included. The color is expressed as an RGB triplet (r,g,b), each component of which can vary from zero to a defined maximum value. If all the components are at zero the result is black; if all are at maximum, the result is the brightest ...

  9. Black American Heritage Flag - Wikipedia

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    The Black American Heritage Flag is an ethnic flag that represents the culture and history of Afro American people. Each color and symbol on the flag has a significant meaning that was developed to instill pride in Black Americans, and provide them with a symbol of hope for the future in the midst of their struggle for Civil Rights.