Katherine Johnson, the woman who hand-calculated the trajectory for America’s first trip to space, turns 100 today. Before the arrival of electronic data processors, aka, computers in the 1960s ...

In 1939, the newly married Johnson—then known as Katherine Goble—enrolled as a graduate student at West Virginia University ...

It’s not known exactly when Glenn made the following request, but sometime in the week’s prior to the launch, referring to Johnson he said: Get the girl to do it. [All the women working at the ...

Katherine Johnson was a brilliant mathematician whose calculations helped NASA send astronauts to the Moon. Despite facing racial and gender barriers, she excelled, proving that talent and ...

HOUSTON — Katherine Johnson passed away Monday morning at 101 years old, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine announced "She was an American hero and her pioneering legacy will never be forgotten ...

Katherine Johnson, whose career making vital calculations for NASA was immortalized in the 2016 book and movie "Hidden Figures," has died at 101.

Katherine Johnson’s legacy still lives on. The late mathematician, who died in February 2020 at age 101, is well-known for solving some of the most complex mathematical equations while working ...

NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson achieved remarkable things. ... It’s a shame that it took a movie to make Katherine Johnson widely known. Feb. 27, 2020 3 AM PT . Share .

This week, the world mourns Katherine Johnson, a pioneering mathematician and scientist who became famous for performing the calculations that enabled the first American, John Glenn, to orbit the ...

A West Virginian known for her integral role in landing astronauts on the surface of the moon was awarded a posthumous Congressional Gold Medal Wednesday. Mathematician Katherine Johnson, a White ...

Katherine Johnson, the now-retired NASA computer whose work on early human spaceflight milestones was highlighted in the blockbuster movie "Hidden Figures," will publish an autobiography for young ...