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

    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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      Dorothy Jean Johnson Vaughan (September 20, 1910 – November...

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Catherine_Johnson_(playwright)Catherine Johnson (playwright) - Wikipedia

    Catherine Johnson (born 14 October 1957) [1] is a British playwright, producing works for stage and television. She is best known for her book for the ABBA -inspired musical Mamma Mia! and screenplay for the musical's film adaptation. The film became the highest-grossing British picture of all time in the UK, [2] and the biggest selling UK DVD ...

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

    Feb 24, 2020 · Actress Taraji P. Henson, who played Ms Johnson in Hidden Figures, thanked the mathematician for sharing her "intelligence, poise, grace and beauty with the world".

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

    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 ...

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  6. www.nationalgeographic.com › science › articleKatherine Johnson, NASA mathematician and 'Hidden Figures ...

    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 ...

  7. www.nasa.gov › learning-resources › katherineKatherine Johnson: A Lifetime of STEM - NASA

    Feb 24, 2020 · Born in 1918 in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., Johnson’s love for mathematics was inherent, an inclination she had from birth. At a young age, she was ready and anxious to go to school. She could vividly remember watching her older siblings go to school and wishing so much that she could go with them.

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

    Nov 22, 2016 · Biography by Margot Lee Shetterly. Being handpicked to be one of three black students to integrate West Virginia’s graduate schools is something that many people would consider one of their life’s most notable moments, but it’s just one of several breakthroughs that have marked Katherine Johnson’s long and remarkable life.