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  1. Feb 24, 2020 · Taraji P. Henson and Octavia Spencer mourn the death of Katherine Johnson, one of the first black women to work as a scientist for NASA. by Brooke Marine. Feb. 24, 2020. Photo courtesy of Getty ...

  2. Feb 24, 2020 · Feb 24, 2020. Katherine Johnson, one of the trailblazing NASA mathematicians depicted in Oscar-nominated film Hidden Figures, died Monday, NASA confirmed on Twitter. She was 101.

  3. Feb 24, 2020 · By AFP. Katherine Johnson in 2016. ( NASA/David C. Bowman) Katherine Johnson, a ground-breaking black NASA mathematician whose life was portrayed in the movie Hidden Figures, died on Monday aged 101, the space agency said. Johnson's calculations helped put the first man on the Moon in 1969, but she was little known until the Oscar-nominated ...

  4. Feb 24, 2020 · The “Hidden Figures” book and film followed, telling the stories of Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson, among others. Johnson was portrayed in the film by actress Taraji P. Henson.

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  5. Feb 24, 2020 · Katherine Johnson, the pioneering scientist who helped inspire the 2016 movie 'Hidden Figures,' has died at the age of 101. Katherine Johnson, 'Hidden Figures' Inspiration at NASA, Dead at 101

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  6. Feb 24, 2020 · Katherine Johnson, a NASA mathematician on early space missions who was portrayed by Taraji P. Henson in the 2016 film 'Hidden Figures,' has died. She was 101.

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  8. Feb 24, 2020 · Johnson attended the Academy Awards, where she received a standing ovation, with the movie’s cast and crew in 2016. “Hidden Figures” won the SAG Award for outstanding performance by a cast ...

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