African-American in the Sciences: Katherine Johnson by Malen Gutierrez https://padlet.com/malen_usa/katherinejohnson The African-American mathematician who helped bring man to the moon en-us 2018-01-30 23:46:37 UTC 2025-10-03 18:26:10 UTC hello@padlet.com Katherine Johnson malen_usa https://padlet.com/malen_usa/katherinejohnson/wish/226378637 Born: August 26, 1918
Hometown: White Sulfur Springs,  WV       

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1)  calculated the flight trajectory for Alan Shepard, the first American to go into space in 1959. 
2) verified the mathematics behind John Glenn’s orbit around the Earth in 1962 
3)  calculated the flight trajectory for Apollo 11’s flight to the moon in 19]]> 2018-01-31 00:09:28 UTC https://padlet.com/malen_usa/katherinejohnson/wish/226380137 Challenges malen_usa https://padlet.com/malen_usa/katherinejohnson/wish/226380162 2018-01-31 00:09:44 UTC https://padlet.com/malen_usa/katherinejohnson/wish/226380162 Rising above the Challenge malen_usa https://padlet.com/malen_usa/katherinejohnson/wish/226380182 2018-01-31 00:10:01 UTC https://padlet.com/malen_usa/katherinejohnson/wish/226380182 Her work benefited ... malen_usa https://padlet.com/malen_usa/katherinejohnson/wish/226380250 2018-01-31 00:10:42 UTC https://padlet.com/malen_usa/katherinejohnson/wish/226380250 What I admire about Katherine Johnson malen_usa https://padlet.com/malen_usa/katherinejohnson/wish/226380521 2018-01-31 00:13:03 UTC https://padlet.com/malen_usa/katherinejohnson/wish/226380521 References malen_usa https://padlet.com/malen_usa/katherinejohnson/wish/226380640 2018-01-31 00:14:00 UTC https://padlet.com/malen_usa/katherinejohnson/wish/226380640 Apollo 11 malen_usa https://padlet.com/malen_usa/katherinejohnson/wish/226380971 The flight trajectory of Apollo 11 was calculated by Katherinne Johnson
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