Katherine Johnson - Wikipedia
Creola Katherine Johnson (née Coleman; August 26, 1918 – February 24, 2020) was an American mathematician whose calculations of orbital mechanics as a NASA employee were critical to the success of the first and subsequent U.S. crewed spaceflights.
Katherine Johnson | Biography, Education, Accomplishments ...
2024年9月18日 · Katherine Johnson (born August 26, 1918, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, U.S.—died February 24, 2020, Newport News, Virginia) was an American mathematician who calculated and analyzed the flight paths of many spacecraft during her more than three decades with the U.S. space program.
Katherine G. Johnson - NASA
2017年5月25日 · Katherine Coleman Goble Johnson (1918– ) is an African-American mathematician who made valuable contributions to critical aeronautics and space programs of the NACA and NASA.
Katherine Johnson Biography - NASA
2016年11月22日 · Author of Hidden Figures. Nov 22, 2016. Born: Aug. 26, 1918. Died: Feb. 24, 2020. Hometown: White Sulphur Springs, WV. Education: B.S., Mathematics and French, West Virginia State College, 1937. Hired by NACA: June 1953. Retired from NASA: 1986. Actress Playing Role in Hidden Figures: Taraji P. Henson. Biography by Margot Lee Shetterly.
Katherine Johnson - Mathematician, NASA, & Hidden Figures
2016年10月10日 · Best Known For: One of NASA's human 'computers,' Katherine Johnson performed the complex calculations that enabled humans to successfully achieve space flight. Her story is depicted in the 2016...
The Remarkable Life Story of NASA Mathematician Katherine ...
At Katherine’s first teaching job, she met James Goble. She called him Jimmie, but his friends and family called him “Snook.” He was one of 13 children, and the entire family loved music—just like Katherine. The two were married in November 1939 and had three daughters together. Jimmie died in December 1956, after a two-year illness.
Katherine Johnson, NASA Mathematician Featured in 'Hidden ...
2020年2月24日 · NASA. But it was not only her sex that kept her long marginalized and long unsung: Katherine Coleman Goble Johnson, a West Virginia native who began her scientific career in the age of Jim...
Katherine Johnson | SpaceNext50 - Encyclopedia Britannica
Katherine Johnson, née Katherine Coleman, also known as (1939–56) Katherine Goble, (born August 26, 1918, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, U.S.), American mathematician who calculated and analyzed the flight paths of many spacecraft during her more than three decades with the U.S. space program.
Katherine Johnson: A Lifetime of STEM - NASA
2020年2月24日 · In NASA’s early years, gifted mathematicians analyzed and verified complex aerospace data. Today, one of the most recognized of these ‘human computers’ is Katherine Johnson.
Life Story: Katherine Johnson - Women & the American Story
Katherine Johnson was a mathematician whose calculations contributed significantly to the United States’ achievements in space exploration.