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

Johnson had plans to continue her education even further. In 1939, the newly married Johnson—then known as Katherine Goble—enrolled as a graduate student at West Virginia University after ...

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 ...

Katherine Johnson was born on August 26, 1918 - meaning, yesterday was her one hundredth birthday. She's one of the mathematicians who helped get the U.S. into space. AILSA CHANG, HOST: Katherine ...

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’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 ...

Katherine Johnson, a trailblazing mathematician best known for her contributions to NASA's human spaceflight program and who gained fame later in life due to the movie Hidden Figures, died Monday ...

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 .

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

NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson became known for verifying the results given by computers to calculate the orbit for John Glenn’s Friendship 7 mission.

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 ...