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1. www.npr.org › 2020/02/24 › 517784975'Hidden Figures' Mathematician Katherine Johnson Dies : NPR

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   Feb 24, 2020 · NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, pictured at the 2017 Academy Awards, was one of the women profiled in the book and film Hidden Figures. She died Monday at 101. She died Monday at 101.

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Katherine_JohnsonKatherine Johnson - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

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   Oct 10, 2016 · One of NASA's human 'computers,' Katherine Johnson performed the complex calculations that enabled humans to successfully achieve space flight. Her story is depicted in the 2016 movie 'Hidden ...

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   Feb 24, 2020 · Remembering Katherine Johnson, NASA's 'Hidden Figures' hero, for her love of numbers. The pioneering mathematician helped send the first U.S. astronauts to space—including on the Apollo flights ...

7. www.bbc.co.uk › news › world-us-canada-51619848Katherine Johnson: Hidden Figures Nasa mathematician dies at 101

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   Feb 24, 2020 · 24 February 2020. Reuters. Katherine Johnson was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015. Pioneering African-American Nasa mathematician Katherine Johnson has died at the age of 101 ...

8. www.nytimes.com › katherine-johnson-deadKatherine Johnson, NASA Mathematician Featured in 'Hidden ...

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   Feb 24, 2020 · 443. Katherine Johnson, part of a small group of African-American women mathematicians who did crucial work at NASA, in 1966. NASA/Donaldson Collection, via Getty Images. By Margalit Fox ...

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   Who was Katherine Johnson in Hidden Figures?

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   Who was Katherine Johnson?

   • She died Monday at 101. 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 crewed space mission and moon landing, and she was among the women profiled in the book and movie Hidden Figures. She was 101.

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   Is Katherine Johnson still hidden?

   • "Perspective | For 16-year-old black girl nerds, it's good that Katherine Johnson is no longer hidden". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved December 12, 2020. ^ Ketchum, Sarah J. (November 17, 2015). "Peninsula Officials: Regions Disaster-Ready". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. p. A1. Archived from the original on July 17, 2019.

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   Who played Mrs Johnson in Hidden Figures based on a true story?

   • Their story was told in the 2016 Hollywood film “Hidden Figures,” based on Margot Lee Shetterly’s nonfiction book of the same title, published that year. The movie starred Taraji P. Henson as Mrs. Johnson, the film’s central figure. It also starred Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monáe as her real-life colleagues Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson.

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10. www.nasa.gov › langley › katherine-johnson-biographyKatherine Johnson Biography - NASA

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    Nov 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. Being handpicked to be one of three black ...