Katherine Johnson's story was made famous in the bestselling book and Oscar-nominated film Hidden Figures. 2575 likes, 27 comments - Carl Sagan (carlsagandotcom) on Instagram: Remembering Katherine Johnson, NASA Mathematician She passed today at age. She worked on many of NASA's biggest projects including the Apollo 11 mission that landed the first men on the moon. Johnson, whose contributions to the astronaut John Glenns 1962 orbit around Earth inspired the film (and book) Hidden Figures. The 2016 movie Hidden Figures finally brought her story to light. She and women like her worked unseen for decades to ensure America's success in the space race. Nearly two decades before the Little Rock Nine, Katherine Johnson was chosen as one of. Katherine Johnson, a mathematician for NASA and its predecessor agency, passed away on 24 February at age 101. Still, she lived her life with her father's words in mind: "You are no better than anyone else, and nobody else is better than you." In the early 1950s, Katherine was thrilled to join the organization that would become NASA. Katherine Johnson (1918-2020) Former NASA Research Mathematician Katherine sits at her desk with a globe, or 'Celestial Training Device. She graduated from college summa cum laude in 1937, at just 18 years old. Her exquisite facility with analytic geometry formed the foundation for NASA’s most daring. ![]() As an African American and a girl growing up in an era of brutal racism and sexism, Katherine faced daily challenges. For decades, Johnson, an African-American woman, was among NASA’s largely uncelebrated pioneers. ![]() But ability and opportunity did not always go hand in hand. ![]() In school she quickly skipped ahead several grades and was soon studying complex equations with the support of a professor who saw great promise in her. Katherine Johnson, pictured here at NASAs Langley Research Center, where she worked as a computer and mathematician from 1953 to 1986. Summary: "As a young girl, Katherine Johnson showed an exceptional aptitude for math.
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