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, born in 1918, demonstrated exceptional mathematical proficiency, graduating high school at 14 and beginning college at a young age. She joined the National Advisory Committee for ...
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WV (WVNS) – If you were to ask Katherine Moore what kind of woman her mother was, she’d say fashionable, friendly and always willing to learn. Her legacy continues to live on in ...
In DeSoto this week, students from one school are being immersed in the history of the woman who bears the name of their school and was immortalized in the movie "Hidden Figures." The classwork for ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Wednesday, the late Katherine Johnson was honored with a Congressional Gold Medal at the United States Capitol in Washington D.C. Johnson, the White Sulpher Springs native and ...
DAYTON, Ohio — A West Virginia State University alumna that made her mark on the space industry will be inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame. Mathematician Katherine Johnson played a vital ...
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - On August 26, 1918, legendary NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson was born in West Virginia. Johnson’s brilliance was clear from a young age. She was already attending high ...
June 25, 2025 (Houston Style Magazine) — (Washington, DC – June 25, 2025) – The extraordinary life and legacy of NASA icon Katherine Johnson continues to rise to new heights. Now honored among the ...
Katherine Johnson took the stage with the stars of "Hidden Figures." — -- Katherine Johnson, one of the NASA research mathematicians portrayed in the Oscar-nominated film "Hidden Figures," ...
NEW YORK (AP) — The hidden figures of the space race were recognized with Congress’ highest honor at a medal ceremony on Wednesday. The Congressional Gold Medal was presented to the families of ...
CHARLESTON, W.Va – West Virginia State University honored one of its own on Tuesday with its annual Katherine Johnson Day Observance on the late alumna’s birthday. Ericke Cage Johnson, a mathematician ...