Mathematician
1918 - 2020
African American mathematician whose precise calculations of orbital mechanics at NASA were critical to the success of the first U.S. spaceflights, including John Glenn's orbit around Earth.
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.
Katherine Johnson
I see a space program where there’s a place for everybody.
Katherine Johnson
Girls are capable of doing everything men are capable of doing. Sometimes they have more imagination than men.
Katherine Johnson
I like to learn. That’s an art and a science.
Katherine Johnson