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Katherine Johnson, NASA mathematician depicted in 'Hidden Figures,' dies at 101
« on: February 24, 2020, 05:30:50 pm »
NBC News By Elisha Fieldstadt 2/24/2020

Johnson "was an American hero and her pioneering legacy will never be forgotten," NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine wrote on Twitter.

Katherine Johnson, one of the history-making, barrier-breaking NASA mathematicians depicted in "Hidden Figures," died Monday, the administrator of NASA said. She was 101.

"Johnson helped our nation enlarge the frontiers of space even as she made huge strides that also opened doors for women and people of color in the universal human quest to explore space," NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine said in a statement.

In a tweet, Bridenstine called Johnson "an American hero."

Johnson was portrayed by Taraji P. Henson in the Oscar-nominated 2016 film about trailblazing black women whose work at NASA was integral during the Space Race.

She said her greatest contribution to space exploration was making "the calculations that helped synch Project Apollo’s Lunar Lander with the moon-orbiting Command and Service Module." In other words, helping to put men on the moon in 1969.

More: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/katherine-johnson-nasa-mathematician-depicted-hidden-figures-dead-101-n1141566

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Re: Katherine Johnson, NASA mathematician depicted in 'Hidden Figures,' dies at 101
« Reply #1 on: February 25, 2020, 12:53:27 pm »
My favorite part of the movie, and one they had dead nuts accurate, was John Glenn saying that he trusted her numbers and would go if she said it was good to.
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Re: Katherine Johnson, NASA mathematician depicted in 'Hidden Figures,' dies at 101
« Reply #2 on: February 25, 2020, 03:14:29 pm »
This going to sound weird, but to me her mathematics skill were not the most impressive accomplishment portrayed in the movie. As impressive as that certainly was, more impressive to me was that she was (a) key in getting NASA's computers up and running AND trained the people she supervised to operate and program the computers. That latter is what impressed me most.
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Re: Katherine Johnson, NASA mathematician depicted in 'Hidden Figures,' dies at 101
« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2020, 03:34:01 pm »
Quote from: PeteS in CA on February 25, 2020, 03:14:29 pm
This going to sound weird, but to me her mathematics skill were not the most impressive accomplishment portrayed in the movie. As impressive as that certainly was, more impressive to me was that she was (a) key in getting NASA's computers up and running AND trained the people she supervised to operate and program the computers. That latter is what impressed me most.

I beleive you are thinking of Dorothy Vaughan.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Vaughan
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Re: Katherine Johnson, NASA mathematician depicted in 'Hidden Figures,' dies at 101
« Reply #4 on: February 25, 2020, 03:36:12 pm »
Quote from: Neverdul on February 25, 2020, 03:34:01 pm
I beleive you are thinking of Dorothy Vaughan.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Vaughan

Just about to post that.  happy77

There were Three geniuses portrayed in the movie.
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Re: Katherine Johnson, NASA mathematician depicted in 'Hidden Figures,' dies at 101
« Reply #5 on: February 25, 2020, 04:31:08 pm »
Quote from: musiclady on February 25, 2020, 03:36:12 pm
Just about to post that.  happy77

There were Three geniuses portrayed in the movie.
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