Black Brilliance

Taraji P. Henson (Cookie from Empire) will portray Ms. Johnson in a film entitled "Hidden Figures."

Katherine Johnson

Katherine Johnson
Born	August 26, 1918 (age 97) White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, West Virginia, U.S.
Residence	Hampton, Virginia
Nationality	American
Fields	Mathematics, computer science
Institutions	NACA, NASA
Alma mater	West Virginia State University West Virginia University
Known for	contributions to America's aeronautics and space advances
Notable awards	2015 Presidential Medal of Freedom

Katherine G. Johnson (born August 26, 1918) is an American physicist, space scientist, and mathematician who contributed to America's aeronautics and space programs with the early application of digital electronic computers at NASA. Known for accuracy in computerized celestial navigation, she calculated the trajectory for Project Mercury and the 1969 Apollo 11 flight to the Moon.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Johnson

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