I'm mourning the loss of Katherine Johnson, who passed away today at the age of 101. NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, pictured at the 2017 Academy Awards, was one of the women profiled in the book and film Hidden Figures.
I am deeply saddened to hear of her passing, and my condolences go out to her family, my fellow Virginians, the NASA community, and everyone else who held her as a hero.” "Hidden no longer, she will be remembered for her contributions to math and science and forever stand as a role model for those whose talents are not fully recognized because of prejudice. “Katherine Johnson helped realize one of humankind’s oldest dreams-to reach the stars," Senator Tim Kaine says. Katherine is plucked from the computing room and assigned to a team that. Several people such as politicians remember Johnson's legacy. Katherine Goble is the central hidden figure, a mathematical prodigy played with perfect nerd charisma by Taraji P.
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the movie Hidden Figures has been analyzed in different aspects and perceptions. AgtxRnA89h- Jim Bridenstine February 24, 2020 Katherines manager V ivian Mitchell(Kirsten Dunst) allots her to. She was an American hero and her pioneering legacy will never be forgotten. Our family is sad to learn the news that Katherine Johnson passed away this morning at 101 years old. These women were all brilliant-minded and helped with launching the astronaut John Glenn into orbit. That changed, thanks to “Hidden Figures,” a best-selling novel later turned into an Oscar-nominated movie. This movie is based on a true story of three African-American women - Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson - who worked at NASA in the 1960s during the Space Race. But her work – and that of the “Computer Pool” – barely earned a mention in pop culture space tributes. Johnson hand-calculated the trajectory for America’s first trip to space.īefore the arrival of electronic data processors, aka, computers in the 1960s, humans – mainly women – comprised the workforce at NASA known as the “ Computer Pool.”īlack women, especially, played a crucial role in the pool, providing mathematical data for NASA’s first successful space missions, including Alan Sheperd’s 1961 mission and John Glenn’s pioneering orbital spaceflight. She was an American hero and her pioneering legacy will never be forgotten." Jim Bridenstine said, "Our family is sad to learn the news that Katherine Johnson passed away this morning at 101 years old. Hampton resident and NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson has died at the age of 101, a NASA Administrator confirmed Monday morning.
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