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Tag: Katherine Coleman Goble Johnson
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The inspiring autobiography of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, who helped launch Apollo 11.
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Katherine Johnson, the pioneering NASA mathematician and computer scientist whose work was integral to the Apollo 11 mission to the moon, will release an autobiography for young readers next year.
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(CNN)—Katherine Johnson, the woman who hand-calculated the trajectory for America’s first trip to space, turns 100 today.
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U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe, and author Margot Lee Shetterly are among the dignitaries honoring Katherine Johnson, former NASA employee and central character of the book and movie Hidden Figures, at 1 p.m. Sept. 22 at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia.
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Who Is Katherine Johnson? National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) 2016-12-30 Heather S. Deiss NASA Educational Technology Services Denise Miller NASA Educational Technology Services Katherine Johnson Credits: Katherine Johnson This article is part of the NASA Knows! (Grades 5-8) series. Katherine Johnson is an African-American mathematician who worked for NASA from 1953 until 1986. She was a human computer.…
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Mathematician Katherine Johnson at Work NASA History National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) 2016-02-25 Sarah Loff, Editor Image Credit: NASA NASA research mathematician Katherine Johnson is photographed at her desk at Langley Research Center in 1966. Johnson began her career in 1953 at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), the agency that preceded NASA,…
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The ‘Human Computer’ Behind the Moon Landing Was a Black Woman The Daily Beast 2016-04-07 Nathan Place Image of Katherine Johnson at NASA Langley Research Center in 1971. In an age of racism and sexism, Katherine Johnson broke both barriers at NASA. She calculated the trajectory of man’s first trip to the moon, and was…
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The Black Female Mathematicians Who Sent Astronauts to Space Mental Floss 2015-11-24 A. K. Whitney Katherine Johnson at NASA Langley Research Center in 1971. (Source NASA) Today, November 24, President Barack Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom, considered the nation’s highest civilian honor, to 17 men and women. Among them is 97-year-old retired African-American…