View Katherine Johnson Nasa Mathematician Pics. Explore the life of nasa mathematician katherine johnson, who, as part of the team of human computers that enabled astronauts alan shepard, john glenn. Johnson was among a group of black women mathematicians who helped power nasa's space travel in the early 1960s when the agency was still segregated.

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Johnson's 33 years in nasa's flight research division — the office from which the american space program sprang — and for decades afterward, almost no one knew her name. Johnson helped our nation enlarge the frontiers of. Nasa announced her death on twitter, saying it was celebrating her life and honouring her legacy of excellence that broke down racial and social barriers.

Nasa says katherine johnson, a mathematician who worked on nasa's early space missions and was portrayed in the film hidden figures, about pioneering black female aerospace workers, has died.

Nasa confirmed katherine johnson's death in a tweet on monday morning. Despite her incredible contributions to america's space agency, johnson remained largely unknown until the blockbuster film hidden figures spotlighted her accomplishments. Johnson is remembered as a trailblazer who helped america dominate. Nasa announced her death on twitter, saying it was celebrating her life and honouring her legacy of excellence that broke down racial and social barriers.