katherine Johnson
By Nathan Bruno
Historical context
- Segregation: In the USA at the time, blacks and whites were separated by law. Katherine had to use different schools and bathrooms simply because of her color.- The Space Race: The USA and Russia competed to se who would get to the moon first. There was enormous anxiety, and no mistakes could be made.- Mind and computer: The first computers were unreliable. Astronauts trusted Katherine's calculations more than machines.
why was she famous
why did she make adifference
Important episodes
Curiosity
what do I think about she ideas?
why did I chose she?
I chose Katherine Johnson because I was curious to know more about she.Since I first saw the movie "Hidden Figures" when I was about 10 or 11 years old, I didn't want to know anything else, this time I wanted to discover some more details behind this character's story.
Checking the calculations for the Friendship 7 mission
In 1962, astronaut John Glenn didn't trust NASA's computers. He asked Katherine to manually double-check all the mission calculations. She looked at every number, and only after her confirmation did the astronaut launch. The mission was a success thanks to she precision.
Apollo 13 rescue
An explosion destroyed the spacecraft's systems, and the computers shut down. Katherine manually calculated the emergency course based on the stars, allowing the astronauts to return to Earth alive instead of being lost in space..
Apollo 13
childhood:
Katherine Johnson was born in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, onAugust 26, 1918. She was very intelligent for his young age. At just 10 years old, he started high school, graduated at 14, and enrolled in college at 15. She graduated at 18 with in mathematics and French.
Katherine became famous because she was the only person capable calculating space trajectories by hand. She was good that astronauts wouldn't launch unless she gave the green light for the lunch.In practice, they trusted she more than computers. She story, however, became famous thanks to the movie "Hidden Figures."
Medal of Freedom
She lived so long that the research center where she worked was named after her while she was still alive. And she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom (America's highest honor) from Barack Obama in 2015, she was a 97 years old.
Katherine Johnson made a difference because she perfect calculations allowed astronauts to go to the moon and return home. She proved to be very precise, forcing NASA to break down prejudices against women and people of color.
Regarding Katherine Johnson's ideas, I agree. She was someone who wouldn't take a "no" without real, logical reason.She insisted on things she believed were right, such as equality and respect for all women and people of color, as they should be. Yes, I agree with she ideas.
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Nathan Karol Bruno
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katherine Johnson
By Nathan Bruno
Historical context
- Segregation: In the USA at the time, blacks and whites were separated by law. Katherine had to use different schools and bathrooms simply because of her color.- The Space Race: The USA and Russia competed to se who would get to the moon first. There was enormous anxiety, and no mistakes could be made.- Mind and computer: The first computers were unreliable. Astronauts trusted Katherine's calculations more than machines.
why was she famous
why did she make adifference
Important episodes
Curiosity
what do I think about she ideas?
why did I chose she?
I chose Katherine Johnson because I was curious to know more about she.Since I first saw the movie "Hidden Figures" when I was about 10 or 11 years old, I didn't want to know anything else, this time I wanted to discover some more details behind this character's story.
Checking the calculations for the Friendship 7 mission
In 1962, astronaut John Glenn didn't trust NASA's computers. He asked Katherine to manually double-check all the mission calculations. She looked at every number, and only after her confirmation did the astronaut launch. The mission was a success thanks to she precision.
Apollo 13 rescue
An explosion destroyed the spacecraft's systems, and the computers shut down. Katherine manually calculated the emergency course based on the stars, allowing the astronauts to return to Earth alive instead of being lost in space..
Apollo 13
childhood:
Katherine Johnson was born in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, onAugust 26, 1918. She was very intelligent for his young age. At just 10 years old, he started high school, graduated at 14, and enrolled in college at 15. She graduated at 18 with in mathematics and French.
Katherine became famous because she was the only person capable calculating space trajectories by hand. She was good that astronauts wouldn't launch unless she gave the green light for the lunch.In practice, they trusted she more than computers. She story, however, became famous thanks to the movie "Hidden Figures."
Medal of Freedom
She lived so long that the research center where she worked was named after her while she was still alive. And she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom (America's highest honor) from Barack Obama in 2015, she was a 97 years old.
Katherine Johnson made a difference because she perfect calculations allowed astronauts to go to the moon and return home. She proved to be very precise, forcing NASA to break down prejudices against women and people of color.
Regarding Katherine Johnson's ideas, I agree. She was someone who wouldn't take a "no" without real, logical reason.She insisted on things she believed were right, such as equality and respect for all women and people of color, as they should be. Yes, I agree with she ideas.