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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. [1][2] During her 33-year career at NASA and its predecessor, she earned a reputation for ...

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  2. Jan 18, 2024 · Katherine Johnson was a brilliant mathematician and NASA scientist who played a crucial role in the early days of space exploration. Her calculations were in...

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  3. Her story of breaking gender and racial barriers as she worked on the first U.S. manned spaceflights was portrayed in the movie "Hidden Figures."WATCH THE FU...

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  4. Katherine Coleman Johnson, born in 1918, defied gravity and prejudice alike. Her journey from a small town in West Virginia to the halls of NASA is nothing s...

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

  6. Feb 24, 2020 · February 24, 2020. • 5 min read. Katherine Johnson, the stereotype-shattering mathematician whose calculations helped sling NASA astronauts into space, died February 24 at age 101. “Katherine ...

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  8. Feb 24, 2020 · Katherine Johnson, who died Monday at 101, is remembered as a "NASA mathematician, trailblazer in the quest for racial equality, contributor to our nation's first triumphs in human spaceflight and ...