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Bio of Katherine Johnson
Katherine Johnson
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Bio of Katherine Johnson

book & film

her contribution

“The Genius has no race. The Force makes no sense. Courage has no limits.”

work

Katherine Johnson

HEr studies

recognitions

- Congressional Gold Medal (2019).

Recognitions

- Presidential Medal of Freedom (2015)

Film & Book

Book: "Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race" of Margot Lee Shetterly

Film: "Hidden Figures" (2016)

including the Apollo 11 mission that landed the first man on the moon in 1969

Work

1950s and 1960s she worked at NASA

  • Master of Science in Mathematics in 1940.
  • Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Physics in 1937
Her studies

West Virginia State College, an institute for African Americans

Diversity and Inclusion in STEM

Scientific Computing and Simulation Software

Her contribution

Satellite Navigation Systems and GPS