We’re returning back to our work week after a much needed extended weekend with yet another Black STEM history fact. Continue reading to learn more about Katherine Johnson.
Katherine Johnson (as depicted in the film, “Hidden Figures”) worked for NASA as a “human computer” where she would solve difficult math problems. She asked lots of questions and became more involved in other programs. Johnson then joined another task force in NASA where she “calculated the path for the Freedom 7, the spacecraft that put the first U.S astronaut in space.” She also was a huge part of the mission that successfully planned the first moon landing.