HAMPTON, Virginia -- Katherine Johnson, a mathematician who calculated rocket trajectories and earth orbits for NASA's early space missions and was later portrayed in the 2016 hit film "Hidden Figures ...

West Virginia native Katherine Johnson, an African-American mathematician who made critical contributions to the space program at NASA, died Feb. 24 at the age of 101. Johnson became a household name ...

A “Hidden Figures” mathematician who helped America win the space race was inducted into the International Air & Space Hall of Fame at the San Diego Air & Space Museum on Saturday. Katherine Moore ...

Many Americans first became aware of Katherine Johnson when Taraji P. Henson portrayed her in the 2016 Oscar-nominated film “Hidden Figures.” Johnson passed away on Feb. 24, 2020, at the age of 101.

*Unfortunately, we’ve lost another pioneer and cultural giant. NASA has just released a statement saying that Katherine Johnson, the black female mathematician who worked on NASA’s early space ...

Taraji P. Henson in Hidden Figures (2016) ; NASA space scientist, and mathematician Katherine Johnson at NASA Langley Research Center in 1966 in Hampton, Virginia. The behind-the-scenes calculations ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Wednesday, the late Katherine Johnson was honored with a Congressional Gold Medal at the United States Capitol in Washington D.C. Johnson, the White Sulpher Springs native and ...

HAMPTON, Va. (AP) — Katherine Johnson, a mathematician who calculated rocket trajectories and earth orbits for NASA’s early space missions and was later portrayed in the 2016 hit film “Hidden Figures, ...

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For any moviegoer looking for an interesting history lesson or simply an entertaining film, “Hidden Figures” is for you. Based on Margot Lee Shetterly’s book of the same name, “Hidden Figures” tells ...