Katherine Johnson, NASA mathematician and 'Hidden Figures' hero, dies at 101
The pioneering mathematician helped send the first U.S. astronauts to space—including on the Apollo flights to the moon. Katherine Johnson, the stereotype-shattering mathematician whose calculations helped sling NASA astronauts into space, died February 24 at age 101. “Katherine G. Johnson refused to …
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