{"id":208046,"date":"2020-02-24T22:35:23","date_gmt":"2020-02-24T19:35:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/nasa-mathematician-and-hidden-figures-inspiration-katherine\/"},"modified":"2020-02-24T22:35:23","modified_gmt":"2020-02-24T19:35:23","slug":"nasa-mathematician-and-hidden-figures-inspiration-katherine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/nasa-mathematician-and-hidden-figures-inspiration-katherine\/","title":{"rendered":"Nasa mathematician and ‘Hidden Figures’ inspiration Katherine"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Nasa mathematician Katherine Johnson, who was the inspiration for film Hidden Figures<\/em>, has died at the age of 101.<\/p>\n

She was part of the team who helped launch the first American orbit around the Earth, and her pioneering contributions to the field were represented in the 2016 film.<\/p>\n

The space agency tweeted the news of her passing as it said in a message: “We’re saddened by the passing of celebrated #HiddenFigures mathematician Katherine Johnson.<\/p>\n

Read more: <\/strong>Katherine Johnson honoured in Barbie Inspiring Women series<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Today, we celebrate her 101 years of life and honour her legacy of excellence that broke down racial and social barriers.”<\/p>\n

Hidden Figures<\/em> told the story of Johnson and other trailblazing African-American women whose maths skills played a key part in Nasa’s space exploration work.<\/p>\n

She was depicted by actor Taraji P. Henson in the picture, which also starred Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monae as Johnson’s fellow real-life colleagues Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson.<\/p>\n

She appeared at the 2017 Oscars ceremony alongside the three cast members to present the Documentary prize at the 89th Academy Awards.<\/p>\n

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