NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson dead at 101

submitted by saltalberta on 02/26/20 1

Katherine Johnson, the black woman whose mathematical genius took her from a behind-the-scenes job in a segregated NASA as portrayed in the film “Hidden Figures” to a key role in sending humans to the moon, died on Monday at the age of 101, NASA said. Subscribe to France 24 now: f24.my/youtubeEN FRANCE 24 live news stream: all the latest news 24/7 f24.my/YTliveEN Visit our website: www.france24.com Subscribe to our YouTube channel: f24.my/youtubeEN Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/FRANCE24.English Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/France24_en

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