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9 de mai. de 2024 · Katherine Johnson, American mathematician who calculated and analyzed the flight paths of many spacecraft during her more than three decades with the U.S. space program. Her work helped send astronauts to the Moon. She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015.
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- Katherine Johnson’s knowledge of mathematics was instrumental in the return of the Apollo astronauts from the Moon to Earth.
- In 1939 Johnson was selected to be one of the first three African American students to enroll in a graduate program at West Virginia University. La...
- Katherine Johnson’s maiden name was Coleman. From 1939 to 1956 she was Katherine Goble, having married James Goble. Three years after his death, sh...
19 de mai. de 2024 · Discover the incredible story of Katherine Johnson, the brilliant mathematician whose calculations helped land astronauts on the moon. From breaking racial and gender barriers to becoming a...
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24 de mai. de 2024 · Katherine Johnson is often seen as one of the most significant figures to represent women in science and technology and was one of the women profiled in the book Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly.
Há 2 dias · Welcome to our channel! Here, we celebrate the remarkable life and legacy of Katherine Johnson, a pioneering mathematician whose groundbreaking work at NASA ...
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7 de mai. de 2024 · 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.
21 de mai. de 2024 · Katherine Johnson, a mathematician on early space missions who was portrayed in film “Hidden Figures,” has died, NASA reported on Feb. 24. This interview with Johnson's youngest daughter,...
29 de mai. de 2024 · From award-winning author Lesa Cline-Ransome and acclaimed illustrator Raúl Colón comes the sensitive, informative, and inspiring picture book biography of the remarkable mathematician Katherine Johnson, one of the NASA “human computers” whose work was critical to the first US space launch.
