If [Katherine] says they’re good, then I’m ready to go,’” Johnson recalled Glenn saying, according to her biography. Her hard work was highlighted in Hidden Figures, a best-selling book ...

But first, he insisted that Katherine Johnson double-check the electronic computer’s trajectory calculations. While that’s the dramatic version of events given in the recent movie, Hidden ...

LEWISBURG, WV (WVNS) – Katherine Johnson was born on August 26th, 1918, in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. Back at that time, Greenbrier County did not offer public schooling for African ...

Without Katherine Johnson ... right now Until the release of hit film Hidden Figures earlier this year, Johnson’s achievements weren’t well-known. The film saw the (very) long overdue ...

What do these achievements have in common ... remarkable science that has shaped how we look at the world today. Katherine Johnson is recognised as a key figure in the United States of America ...

Former NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson is seen after President Barack Obama presented her with the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Nov. 24, 2015, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White ...

Retired mathematician Katherine Johnson — whose work inspired Hidden Figures — appeared at Sunday's Academy Awards with the film's cast Adam Carlson is the senior editor for human interest at ...