Katherine Johnson by Tarja Tarja https://padlet.com/punaposki_tp1/o5z3syiscw85 The girl who loved to count en-us 2018-01-29 10:06:34 UTC 2025-03-22 04:34:22 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/257808318/2b9d453aff6cb7b501e266b3a2bbe66a/Katherine_Jonsson_Midal.jpg Very first a African-American and a female mathematician in NACA punaposki_tp1 https://padlet.com/punaposki_tp1/o5z3syiscw85/wish/225542485 "It's not because we wear a skirts, it's because we wear a glasses ;0) "]]> 2018-01-29 10:06:34 UTC https://padlet.com/punaposki_tp1/o5z3syiscw85/wish/225542485 “I counted everything. I counted the steps to the road, the steps up to church, the number of dishes and silverware I washed … anything that could be counted, I did.” punaposki_tp1 https://padlet.com/punaposki_tp1/o5z3syiscw85/wish/225542486 2018-01-29 10:06:34 UTC https://padlet.com/punaposki_tp1/o5z3syiscw85/wish/225542486 Katherine was awarded the Presidential metal of Freedom 2015 punaposki_tp1 https://padlet.com/punaposki_tp1/o5z3syiscw85/wish/225542487 2018-01-29 10:06:34 UTC https://padlet.com/punaposki_tp1/o5z3syiscw85/wish/225542487 HIDDEN FIGURES punaposki_tp1 https://padlet.com/punaposki_tp1/o5z3syiscw85/wish/225542488 The story of a team of female African-American mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the U.S. space program. ]]> 2018-01-29 10:06:34 UTC https://padlet.com/punaposki_tp1/o5z3syiscw85/wish/225542488 NACA punaposki_tp1 https://padlet.com/punaposki_tp1/o5z3syiscw85/wish/225542489 had taken the unusual step of hiring women for the tedious and precise work of measuring and calculating the results of wind tunnel tests in 1935. ]]> 2018-01-29 10:06:34 UTC https://padlet.com/punaposki_tp1/o5z3syiscw85/wish/225542489 Katherine punaposki_tp1 https://padlet.com/punaposki_tp1/o5z3syiscw85/wish/225542490 Born :
Katherine Coleman
August 26 1918
(age 99)
Hampton, Virginia
Occupation:
physicist, mathematician
Emplpyer:
NACA, NASA
Spouses:
James Goble (1939-1956)(dead), Jim Johnson(1959-)
Children:
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