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Katherine Johnson Johnson in 1983 Born Creola Katherine Coleman (1918-08-26) August 26, 1918 White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, U.S. Died February 24, 2020 (2020-02-24) (aged 101) Newport News, Virginia, U.S. Other names Katherine Goble Education West Virginia State University (BS) Occupation Mathematician Employers NACA NASA (1953–1986) Known for Calculating trajectories for NASA ...
Catherine Johnson was born in London, England, in 1962. Her father was Jamaican and her mother was Welsh. Johnson grew up in North London and attended Tetherdown Primary School. Later she studied film at St Martin's School of Art, before turning to writing. [2] [3] Her first book, The Last Welsh Summer, was published by Welsh publisher Pont ...
Catherine Johnson (born 14 October 1957) [1] is a British playwright, producing works for stage and television. She is best known for her book for the ABBA -inspired musical Mamma Mia! and screenplay for the musical's film adaptation .
Catherine Johnson (scientist), planetary scientist; Kathryn Magnolia Johnson (1878–1954), educator and political activist; Katherine Johnson (1918–2020), American physicist, space scientist, and mathematician; Katie Johnson (secretary) (born 1981), American assistant to President Obama
Hidden Figures is a 2016 American biographical drama film directed by Theodore Melfi and written by Melfi and Allison Schroeder.It is loosely based on the 2016 non-fiction book of the same name by Margot Lee Shetterly about three female African-American mathematicians: Katherine Goble Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer), and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe), who worked ...
Katherine "Kathy" Johnson Clarke [1] [2] (born Katherine Ann Johnson; September 13, 1959 [3]) is an American sports commentator and former artistic gymnast.Johnson was one of the first American gymnasts to win a major international medal, known for her longevity and tenacity in the sport.
Catherine L. Johnson is a planetary scientist known for her research on the magnetic fields of planets including Mercury, Venus, Earth and its moon, and Mars. In 2023, she was elected to the National Academy of Sciences .
In 2008, Katherine retires as CEO of Chancellor Industries and made Jill her successor. She stepped down and made Cane CEO, angering Billy. In November, Katherine "dies" in a car accident. However, the true victim is her lookalike, Marge Cotrooke. Katherine returned months later alive and is proved to be her by DNA testing. However, the test ...