Katherine Johnson
Author
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
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Description
The remarkable woman at heart of the smash New York Times bestseller and Oscar-winning film Hidden Figures tells the full story of her life, including what it took to work at NASA, help land the first man on the moon, and live through a century of turmoil and change.
In 2015, at the age of 97, Katherine Johnson became a global celebrity. President Barack Obama awarded her the prestigious Presidential Medal of Freedom—the
Author
Language
English
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Description
The woman at the heart of the New York Times bestseller and Oscar-winning film "Hidden Figures" shares her personal journey from child prodigy in the Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia to NASA human computer and her integral role in the early years of the U.S. space program.
In 2015, at the age of ninety-seven, Johnson became a global celebrity for her pioneering work as a mathematician on NASA's first flight into space. In her memoir Johnson provides...
Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
The high-definition program, explore the incredible life and accomplishments of NASA's Katherine Johnson, nicknamed the "Human Computer." Understand her major contributions to the United States space program as a physicist, space scientist and mathematician and appreciate her remarkable legacy. The program features detailed graphics, diagrams, rare NASA footage, an on-camera interview with Katherine Johnson herself, as well as on-screen, multiple-choice...
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"The inspiring autobiography of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, who helped launch Apollo 11"--
"As a young girl, Katherine Johnson showed an exceptional aptitude for math. In school she quickly skipped ahead several grades and was soon studying complex equations with the support of a professor who saw great promise in her. But ability and opportunity did not always go hand in hand. As an African American and a girl growing up in an era of brutal...