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Katherine Johnson Johnson in 1983 Born Creola Katherine Coleman (1918-08-26) August 26, 1918 White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, U.S. Died February 24, 2020 (2020-02-24) (aged 101) Newport News, Virginia, U.S. Other names Katherine Goble Education West Virginia State University (BS) Occupation Mathematician Employers NACA NASA (1953–1986) Known for Calculating trajectories for NASA ...
Hidden Figures is a 2016 American biographical drama film directed by Theodore Melfi and written by Melfi and Allison Schroeder.It is loosely based on the 2016 non-fiction book of the same name by Margot Lee Shetterly about three female African-American mathematicians: Katherine Goble Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer), and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe), who worked ...
One of them, Katherine Johnson, calculated rocket trajectories for the Mercury and Apollo missions. [9] Johnson successfully "took matters into her own hands" [9] by being assertive with her supervisor. When her mathematical abilities were recognized, Johnson was allowed into what had previously been all-male meetings at NASA. [9] [10]
Katherine Johnson's great-granddaughter, Nakia Boykin, opens up about the late NASA mathematician's legacy for Women's History Month.
Arthur Edwards - WPA Pool/Getty Images. Lately, Princess Catherine has been fully in her element, championing causes close to her heart. Just last week, she announced her new role as a patron of ...
Mindy Kaling is celebrating her birthday with those closest to her, like her adorable 2-year-old daughter, Katherine. The Mindy Project star -- who turned 41 on Thursday -- took to Instagram to ...
Katherine "Kathy" Johnson Clarke [1] [2] (born Katherine Ann Johnson; September 13, 1959 [3]) is an American sports commentator and former artistic gymnast.Johnson was one of the first American gymnasts to win a major international medal, known for her longevity and tenacity in the sport.
Dwayne Johnson has become his daughters' unofficial art project.. The Jumanji star, 50, posted a video on Instagram on Sunday that revealed his two young daughters, Tia, 4, and Jasmine, 6, drew ...