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  1. 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.

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  2. Oct 10, 2016 · Best Known For: 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...

  3. Feb 24, 2020 · Pioneering African-American Nasa mathematician Katherine Johnson has died at the age of 101. Nasa announced her death on Twitter, saying it was celebrating her life and honouring "her legacy of...

  4. Nov 24, 2015 · By 1953 the growing demands of early space research meant there were openings for African-American computers at Langley Research Center’s Guidance and Navigation Department – and Katherine Johnson found the perfect place to put her extraordinary mathematical skills to work.

  5. Feb 24, 2020 · By age 10, Johnson was in high school. In NASA’s early years, gifted mathematicians analyzed and verified complex aerospace data. Today, one of the most recognized of these ‘human computers’ is Katherine Johnson.

  6. In 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.

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  8. Feb 24, 2020 · 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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