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   Who was Katherine Johnson?

   • NASA mathematician who calculated trajectories for early space flights. Katherine Johnson was the most recognized of the African American “human computers” — female mathematicians who worked at NASA and its predecessor, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), from the 1930s until the 1980s.

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   Is Katherine Johnson married?

   • Johnson is her married name (from her second husband) but, for the sake of simplicity, we will use the name Katherine up to the point when she married for the second time. Katherine's father was Joshua Mckinley Coleman, born in White Sulphur Springs on 18 December 1881 to Horace Coleman and Margaret Johnson.

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   What did Katherine Johnson do for NASA?

   • By the program‘s end in 1972, Katherine Johnson conducted orbital mission requirements for planning every single crewed NASA mission. Her handwritten equations, verified launch windows and approved trajectories had successfully seen dozens of astronauts into space and home again. Key NASA Missions Supported by Katherine Johnson:

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   Did Katherine Johnson die in Hidden Figures?

   • Mathematics pioneer Katherine Johnson, portrayed in 'Hidden Figures,' dies at 101 The Associated Press, February 24, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2020. ↑ 20.0 20.1 Human computers: Katherine G. Johnson NASA Cultural Resources (CRGIS). Retrieved March 8, 2020.

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   Mar 26, 2024 · Armed with a passion for mathematics and the determination of a true pioneer, Katherine Johnson aligned her trajectory with America‘s raging space race – and supplied the brainpower that launched the country into orbital glory.

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   Katherine Johnson was an African-American mathematician who made contributions to NASA's space programmme. She was featured in the 2017 film Hidden figures. View ten larger pictures. Biography. Katherine Johnson was given the name Katherine Coleman on her birth.

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   Johnson decided on a career as a research mathematician, although this was a difficult field for African Americans and women to enter. The first jobs she found were in teaching. At a family gathering in 1952 a relative mentioned that the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) was hiring mathematicians at the all-black West Area Computin...

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   Following her death, Jim Bridenstine, NASA's administrator, described her as "an American hero" and stated that "her pioneering legacy will never be forgotten.""Her calculations proved as critical to the success of the Apollo Moon landing program and the start of the Space Shuttle program, as they did to those first steps on the country's journey i...

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   Golemba, Beverly. Human Computers: The Women in Aeronautical Research,unpublished manuscript 1994, NASA Langley Archives. Retrieved March 4, 2020.

   Johnson, Katherine. Reaching for the Moon: The Autobiography of NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2019. ISBN 978-1534440838

   Narins, Brigham. Notable Scientists: From 1900 to the Present. Gale Group, 2001. ISBN 9780787617547

   Shetterly, Margot Lee. Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race. William Morrow Paperbacks, 2016. ISBN 978-0062363602

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   All links retrieved October 5, 2022. 1. Katherine Johnson Biography at NASA 2. Katherine Johnson, NASA Mathematician Video produced by Makers: Women Who Make America 3. Katherine Johnson: Pioneering NASA mathematician Space.com 4. Katherine Johnson, NASA Mathematician And An Inspiration For 'Hidden Figures,' Dies NPR 5. National History Day - "Kath...

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   Jul 30, 2023 · NASA mathematician, trailblazer in the quest for racial equality, contributor to our nation’s first triumphs in human spaceflight and champion of STEM education, Katherine G. Johnson stands among NASA’s most inspirational figures.

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   Mar 12, 2020 · Katherine Johnson was the most recognized of the African American “human computers” — female mathematicians who worked at NASA and its predecessor, the National Advisory Committee for...

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   Feb 24, 2020 · The legacy that Johnson leaves behind is not just the equations she worked to help send astronauts safely up into space, all the way to the moon, and back again.

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   May 25, 2017 · Katherine Coleman Goble Johnson (1918– ) is an African-American mathematician who made valuable contributions to critical aeronautics and space programs of the NACA and NASA.