A year into her coursework, she left to raise her three daughters. Then, in 1952, a relative told her about an exciting new opportunity: The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), the predecessor to NASA, was hiring black women to solve math problems. Johnson applied right away....
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Johnson graduated from high school at 14 and college at 18. In 1953, Johnson started to work for NASA, doing the math that powered engineers’ work. Then, because of her outstanding talent, she was moved to work on rockets with an all-male flight research team. As for Johnson, her calc...
Katherine Johnson quotes about mathematics 17. “I like to work problems. If you do your best, nobody can ask you to do it over again. I never had to repeat what I did.”– Katherine Johnson 18. “In math, you’re either right or you’re wrong.”– Katherine Johnson 19. “We wi...
Before reading the book, tell students they will be learning about Katherine Johnson. Ask them to think about how Katherine Johnson shaped America as you read the book to them. ReadCounting on Katherinewith students. As you read, stop and ask questions:What did Katherine like doing as...
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JOHNSON’S NIECE, Valerie Johnson, an FCPS math resource specialist, was “elated that they chose her name and she’s finally being recognized for the work she’s done for NASA and the world. Every summer, I’d visit with her and my uncle James in Hampton Roads. She loved to entertain...
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Katherine Johnson, American mathematician who calculated and analyzed the flight paths of many spacecraft during her more than three decades with the U.S. space program. Her work helped send astronauts to the Moon. She received the Presidential Medal of