“Let me do it,” Katherine Johnson famously said when, in the late 1950s, her NASA colleagues were looking for a mathematician to join the team working to launch the first American into space.

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The NASA mathematician, Katherine Coleman Goble Johnson, who was depicted in the award-winning movie, Hidden Figures, has died at the age of 101.Here are five facts about the renowned NASA ...

Katherine Johnson: 5 Things To Know About The NASA Mathematician Who Sadly Passed Away. At the age of 101, Katherine Johnson passed away, leaving behind a legacy dedicated to NASA's space programs.

NASA pioneer Katherine Johnson died Monday at the age of 101, the space agency announced. Johnson, whose calculations played a key role in the Apollo 11 moon landing, earned nationwide acclaim ...

Katherine Johnson at NASA’s Langley Research Center in 1980. NASA/Donaldson Collection/Getty Images In orbit, not only is the spacecraft moving at 17,000 mph , the Earth below is also moving ...

Katherine Johnson, the venerated NASA mathematician who was depicted in the film “Hidden Figures,” died Monday. She was 101.

Katherine Johnson herself had a Master’s in Math and a Bachelor’s in Physics. Plus, she spoke fluent French — not exactly your average 1950’s woman of ANY race.

Katherine Johnson, a NASA mathematician and trailblazer for racial justice who is one of the space agency's most inspirational leaders, has died. She was 101.

Katherine Johnson was a brilliant mathematician whose calculations helped NASA send astronauts to the Moon. Despite facing racial and gender barriers, she excelled, proving that talent and ...

Katherine Johnson, the woman who hand-calculated the trajectory for America’s first trip to space, turns 100 today. Before the arrival of electronic data processors, aka, computers in the 1960s ...