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it was the engineer who determined what problems to investigate, designed the experiments, and defined the assignments for the mathematicians. engineers gave direction to the craftsmen who made the wind tunnel models and to the technicians and mechanics who manipulated the models. it was the engineer who faced the firing - squad editorial review board to defend the collective effort represented by the research report, and it was the engineer who took the victory lap when the report was published. - hidden figures, margot lee shetterly which statement best summarizes this excerpt? the engineers had the most important responsibilities: they made key decisions at every stage of a project, presented and defended the results, and enjoyed the successes. the engineers held all the power at naca: they were able to determine which projects to work on, how to design those projects, which results to publish, and how to celebrate accomplishments. the engineers played key roles in deciding what topics to focus on and how best to investigate them, but others at naca worked just as hard and did not receive the same respect or credit. the engineers at naca determined the problems to investigate, designed the experiments, assigned roles, defended the collective research report, and took the victory lap.

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The engineers at NACA determined the problems to investigate, designed the experiments, assigned roles, defended the collective research report, and took the victory lap.