Post by: AngelOfThyNight on February 24, 2020, 11:00:10 AM
Johnson was one of NASA's human "computers" and wrote trajectory equations for missions in the space agency's early days. She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015.
Johnson was one of NASA's human "computers" and wrote trajectory equations for missions in the space agency's early days. She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015.
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Source: Katherine Johnson, NASA Mathematician And An Inspiration For 'Hidden Figures,' Dies (https://www.npr.org/2020/02/24/517784975/katherine-johnson-nasa-mathematician-and-an-inspiration-for-hidden-figures-dies?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=movies)