Katherine Johnson
STEM Career: Physicist, Mathematician, “Human Computer”
Significant Contribution/s: Calculated flight trajectories for astronaut John Glenn’s first orbital space flight; Highlighted in the movie “Hidden Figures”.
Birth: August 26, 1918
Learn more:
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/katherine-johnson-the-girl-who-loved-to-count
https://www.nasa.gov/centers/langley/news/researchernews/rn_kjohnson.html
Learn About these Other Black History Month STEM Stars
Leave a Reply