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  1. Katherine Johnson, one of the trailblazing African American mathematicians whose story was told in the hit film Hidden Figures, has died, Nasa announced on Monday. She was 101. She was 101.

  2. Jan 30, 2017 · January 30, 2017 3:50 PM EST. S ince the release of Hidden Figures, 98-year-old Katherine Johnson — the mathematician portrayed by Taraji P. Henson in the acclaimed film — has been somewhat of ...

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  4. May 25, 2021 · Katherine Johnson became a household name circa 2016, when the bestselling book and Hollywood film Hidden Figures highlighted her role as a NASA mathematician during the space race (SN: 1/21/17, p ...

  5. Creola Katherine Johnson ( née Coleman; August 26, 1918 – February 24, 2020) was an American mathematician whose calculations of orbital mechanics as a NASA employee were critical to the success of the first and subsequent U.S. crewed spaceflights. [1] [2] During her 33-year career at NASA and its predecessor, she earned a reputation for ...

  6. Nov 7, 2023 · Discover the awe-inspiring story of Katherine Johnson, a trailblazing mathematician who defied racial and gender barriers to become an unsung hero of NASA's ...

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  7. Feb 24, 2020 · Published on February 24, 2020 11:32AM EST. Katherine Johnson, the groundbreaking NASA mathematician portrayed by Taraji P. Henson in the 2016 Oscar-nominated film Hidden Figures, has died at the ...

  8. Feb 24, 2020 · Katherine Johnson, a mathematician who calculated rocket trajectories and earth orbits for NASA’s early space missions and was later portrayed in the 2016 hit film “Hidden Figures,” about ...

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