NASA's human computer who inspired the movie 'Hidden Figures' Katherine Johnson passes away

Washington, Katherine Johnson, a woman mathematician who was one of NASA's human "computers" and inspiration for the acclaimed movie "Hidden Figures", passed away on Monday. She was 101.Johnson calculated the flight path for the first space mission of the US and the first moon landing.In a statement, NASA Administrator James Bridenstine said: "Our NASA family is sad to learn the news that Katherine Johnson passed away this morning at 101 years old. She was an American hero and her pioneering legacy will never be forgotten."Born in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, in 1918, her intense curiosity and brilliance with numbers vaulted her ahead several grades in school.By 13, she was attending the high school on the campus of historically black West Virginia State College.At 18, she enrolled

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