NASA Administrator, Jim Bridenstine confirms the passing of the American hero Katherine Johnson. Katherine Johnson was born on August 26, 1918, in West Virginia. Graduating in 1937 with her Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and French from West Virginia State College. She was portrayed by actress Taraji P. Henson in the movie Hidden Figures that […]
West Virginia State University will create a bronze statue and scholarship fund in honor of NASA’s Katherine Johnson.
“Hidden Figures” taught many about the black women who were engineers
In the new film "Hidden Figures" Taraji P. Henson will play NASA scientist and expert mathematician Katherine Johnson.