The World Motivation
My dad joined Langley in 1964 as a co-op student and retired in 2004 an internationally respected climate scientist.
“My dad joined Langley in 1964 as a co-op student and retired in 2004 an internationally respected climate scientist.”
My dad joined Langley in 1964 as a co-op student and retired in 2004 an internationally respected climate scientist.
A lot of times, when you have a story of minorities in America, it's always this super, oppositional thing. It's segregation, it's the racism, and those are the hard facts of the story.
I started to think of 'Hidden Figures' as the first part of a mid-century African-American trilogy.
Our next-door neighbour taught physics at Hampton University. Our church abounded with mathematicians. Supersonics experts held leadership positions in my mother's sorority, and electrical engineers sat on the board of my parents' college alumni associations.
I don't think I've ever met a drummer who didn't tell me that my dad was an influence. He's a tough act to follow.
I'd always been aware of the interest from England so that was pretty normal. It was a bit of a surprise when my dad sat me down and said: 'You've had a bit of interest from Real Madrid.'
My dad always had me sing alongside him while he played guitar. He taught me how to harmonize to an old song of his, 'Missing You.'
Whoever does not have a good father should procure one.
When I was about 12 years old back in Houston, my Dad used to take us to the driving range.