NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson, One Of The Inspirations For 'Hidden Figures' Has Passed Away
February 25, 2020
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as posted by the channelKatherine Johnson, the NASA Langley Research Center mathematician who went from being hidden to being a hero in her late 90s, died Tuesday morning at the age of 101.
In the early days of the space program, before there were modern computers, Johnson's precise trajectory calculations -- done with pencil and paper, or chalk and blackboard -- put John Glenn and other astronauts into orbit and brought them safely home. She was part of a team of "human computers" who inspired Margot Lee Shetterly's best-selling book "Hidden Figures," which was subsequently adapted into an Oscar-nominated movie that turned Johnson into an icon of perseverance and dignity.
Johnson received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama in 2015.
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