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All Research + Annotated Bibliography - Nate H. NASA https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/langley/katherine-johnson-biography/ Born in White Sulfur Springs WV Bachelor degree in French and Mathematics at West Virginia State college Hired by NACA in June 1953 Retired from NASA in 1986 Went to West Virginia State College for a bachelor in mathematics and french Barack Obama Gave her the presidential medal of freedom when she was 97 Husband died of cancer in 1956 American astronaut John Glenn didn’t trust the IBM computers calculations for the rocket's flight path and said “Get the girl” referring to Katherine Johnson to do the final check on calculations. He then said “If she says they're good… then I’m ready to go.” She also did trajectory analysis for Alan Shepherds spaceflight Britannica https://www.britannica.com/biography/Katherine-Johnson-mathematician Katherine originally was a teacher in Virginia but after less than two years went to West Virginia University because she was selected to enroll in the first African American graduate program. When she was originally hired by the segregated NACA, she worked in a division called the West Computers. The West Computers were essential to NACA’s success yet they had to use different dining facilities and bathrooms When NACA got incorporated into the newly founded NASA, segregation was banned and the west computers were sent into different divisions of the space program Kathrine Johnson was part of the Space Task Group and became the first woman in her division to receive credit on a research paper. She authored or co authored 26 research papers She has a building named after her, the Katherine G. Johnson Computational Research Facility Hidden figures was released in 2ö16 and highlighted the importance of the West Computers, in particular Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughen, and Mary Jackson and their contribution to the space race. Research Paper https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/19980227091/downloads/19980227091.pdf Interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dju8CW7t9U
