Working as a technician at NASA Black mathematician dies at 10:22 on February 25, 101
Catherine Johnson, a black female mathematician who worked as an engineer at NASA during the Cold War and served as an engineer at the U.S.A. I was 101.
Catherine Johnson is from West Virginia in the southern United States. After studying mathematics at graduate school, he worked as a teacher and worked as a technician at NASA's predecessor government.
Johnson was a mathematician in the 1960s, when the United States and the former Soviet Union competed for space development. He was in charge of calculating the orbit around the earth, which is indispensable for launching rockets. He has long been behind the scenes in American space development, particularly by contributing to the first manned flight project by an American astronaut.
On the other hand, the movie "Dream," featuring Johnson as the main character, has been nominated for an Academy Award three years ago, and has been released in Japan.
Johnson retired from a NASA research institute in 1986 and died on the 24th at the age of 101.
Former President Obama told Twitter, "After reaching out for the stars, she became a star. She continued to be behind me and broke down a number of walls, and I became a hero for many, including me and my wife. And mourned his death. "