35+ Katherine Johnson Nasa Building Pics. Katherine johnson, the former nasa mathematician depicted in the 2016 film hidden figures about black women who helped pave the way for astronauts to reach the moon, died monday, the space agency announced. Katherine johnson as she received the medal of freedom.nasa/bill ingalls.

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Nasa mathematician katherine johnson calculated the path that put a man on the moon and catapulted america to first place in the race to space. 24 at 101, went on to develop equations that helped the naca and its successor, nasa, send. Johnson became a household name thanks to the celebrated book hidden figures:

She calculated the flight path for america's first crewed space mission and moon landing, and she was among the women profiled in the book and.

Katherine johnson was eventually portrayed in the 2016 hit film hidden figures, about pioneering black female aerospace workers. Nasa mathematician katherine johnson calculated the path that put a man on the moon and catapulted america to first place in the race to space. Johnson refused to be limited by society's expectations of her gender and race while expanding the boundaries of humanity's reach. Pioneering black nasa mathematician katherine johnson dies.