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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.
- Silver Snoopy Award
The Silver Snoopy award is a special honor awarded to NASA...
- Dorothy Vaughan
Dorothy Jean Johnson Vaughan (September 20, 1910 – November...
- Silver Snoopy Award
Feb 24, 2020 · Katherine Johnson, the stereotype-shattering mathematician whose calculations helped sling NASA astronauts into space, died February 24 at age 101.
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...
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.
- Russell Lewis
Feb 24, 2020 · After retiring from NASA, Mrs. Johnson became a public advocate for mathematics education, speaking widely and visiting schools. Her death was announced by NASA.
Oct 10, 2016 · She passed away on February 24, 2020, at the age of 101. Early Years and Education. Johnson was born Katherine Coleman on August 26, 1918, in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. A bright...
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Feb 24, 2020 · Johnson, who died this morning at the age of 101, spent more than 30 years at NASA, where she provided the complex calculations for the country’s most important missions, from the first journey...
