Memorable Quotes from Kimberly Quinn
2 quotesAnticipation for the IBM Machine
Al Harrison
Where’s the machine?
Ruth
Any day now, Mr. Harrison.
Al Harrison
Any day now. What’s it called? The initials...the letters?
Ruth
IBM.
Paul Stafford
International business machine.
Al Harrison
Space is business?! I need a mathematician.
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Understanding the Limitations of Redstone Rocket
Paul Stafford
How did you know the Redstone couldn't support orbital flight? That's classified information; it's top secret.
Katherine Johnson
Well, it's no secret why the Redstone tests keep failing. It's fine for sub-orbital flight, but it can't handle the weight of the capsule and push it into space. Numbers don't lie.
Al Harrison
And you figured all that out with this? Half of that is redacted.
[reading the censored test results documents]
Katherine Johnson
Well, what's there tells a story if you read between the lines. The distance from launch to orbit, we know. Redstone mass, we know. Mercury capsule weight, we know. And the speeds are there, and the data.
Al Harrison
You did the math.
Katherine Johnson
Yes, sir. I look beyond.
Al Harrison
And how did you know about the Atlas rocket? That's not math. That data's not here. Like he said, it's classified.
Katherine Johnson
...I held it up to the light.
Al Harrison
You held it up to the light?
Katherine Johnson
Yes, sir.
Al Harrison
...Well, there it is. "Atlas". What's your name?
Katherine Johnson
Katherine Gobal.
Al Harrison
Are you a spy, Katherine?
Katherine Johnson
Am I what?
Al Harrison
I said, are you a Russian spy?
Katherine Johnson
No, sir. I'm not Russian.
Ruth
She's not Russian, sir.
Al Harrison
Alright, then, we have nothing to lose, here. Give her everything she needs to work on Shepherd's trajectories, without redaction. Are we clear on that?
[to Stafford]
Paul Stafford
Are we sure about this?
Al Harrison
What's the issue, Paul? You heard her, she's not a spy.
Paul Stafford
I–I just don't think it's a good idea.
Al Harrison
You know what I think is a good idea? Darker ink. I think darker ink is a good idea. Ruth, could you pass that along?
Ruth
Yes, sir.
Al Harrison
Thank you, Katherine.
Katherine Johnson
Thank you, sir.
[leaves with Ruth]
Al Harrison
This interrogation's over.
[after Ruth and Katherine leave, looks to Paul]
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