Deceased
Q11740
Katherine Johnson
African-American mathematician
Born: August 26, 1918
(1918)
· White Sulphur Springs
Died: February 24, 2020
(2020)
· Newport News
Age at death: 101 years
| Nationality | United States |
|---|---|
| Occupation | teacher, mathematician, physicist, military flight engineer, computer scientist |
| Field of work | mathematics, physics, aerospace engineering, orbital mechanics, computational mathematics |
| Education | West Virginia University, West Virginia State University |
| Employer | National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics |
| Gender | female |
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