NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson dies

By Maane Khatchatourian
Updated February 25 2020 - 8:23am, first published 8:18am
NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson has died at 101 years of age.
NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson has died at 101 years of age.

Katherine Johnson, a pioneering NASA mathematician who was fundamental in landing astronauts on the moon, and was depicted in the film and book Hidden Figures, has died. She was 101.

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