Katherine Johnson Biography - NASA
WEBNov 22, 2016 · Born: Aug. 26, 1918. Died: Feb. 24, 2020. Hometown: White Sulphur Springs, WV. Education: B.S., Mathematics and French, West Virginia State College, 1937. Hired by NACA: June 1953. Retired from NASA: 1986. Actress Playing Role in Hidden Figures: Taraji P. Henson. Biography by Margot Lee Shetterly.
Katherine Johnson - Mathematician, NASA, & Hidden Figures - Biography
WEBOct 10, 2016 · Her story is depicted in the 2016 movie 'Hidden Figures.' Updated: Jan 11, 2021 4:47 PM EST. Getty Images. (1918-2020) Who Was Katherine Johnson? Katherine Johnson made the most of limited...
Katherine Johnson - Wikipedia
WEBShe was portrayed by Taraji P. Henson as a lead character in the 2016 film Hidden Figures. In 2019, Johnson was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal by the United States Congress . [ 5 ] In 2021, she was inducted posthumously into the National Women's Hall of …
Katherine Johnson | Biography, Education, Accomplishments,
WEB3 days ago · Katherine Johnson, American mathematician who calculated and analyzed the flight paths of many spacecraft during her more than three decades with the U.S. space program. Her work helped send astronauts to the Moon. She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015.
Katherine G. Johnson - NASA
WEBMay 25, 2017 · Her life, 33-year career, and contributions are discussed in the best-selling 2016 book “Hidden Figures” by Margot Lee Shetterly and the Academy-Award nominated motion picture of the same name. Her story has become widely known and is a stimulus for the interests of young people in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM ...
Katherine Johnson (1918-2020) - Science@NASA
WEBIn 2016, she was portrayed by Taraji P. Henson in the movie “Hidden Figures.” In 2017, NASA Langley Research Center named its new Computational Research Facility in her honor. And in 2019, she was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal.
'Hidden Figures' Mathematician Katherine Johnson Dies - NPR
WEBFeb 24, 2020 · Katherine Johnson, a mathematician who was one of NASA's human "computers" and an unsung hero of the space agency's early days, died Monday. She calculated the flight path for America's first...
Katherine Johnson, pioneering NASA mathematician of 'Hidden Figures ...
WEBNov 11, 2022 · Katherine Johnson, whose career making vital calculations for NASA was immortalized in the 2016 book and movie "Hidden Figures," has died at 101. Johnson joined what was then called the...
Katherine Johnson: Hidden Figures Nasa mathematician dies at …
WEBFeb 24, 2020 · Ms Johnson calculated rocket trajectories and Earth orbits for Nasa's early space missions. She was portrayed in the 2016 Oscar-nominated film Hidden Figures.
Katherine Johnson, NASA Mathematician Featured in 'Hidden Figures ...
WEBFeb 24, 2020 · She was one of a group of black women mathematicians at NASA and its predecessor who were celebrated in the 2016 movie “Hidden Figures.”