30+ Katherine Johnson Nasa Calculations Images. Katherine johnson, whose career making vital calculations for nasa was immortalized in the 2016 book and movie hidden figures, has died at 101. Katherine johnson, one of the trailblazing african american mathematicians whose story was told in the hit film hidden figures, has died, nasa announced on monday.

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Katherine johnson, a mathematician who was one of nasa's human computers and an unsung hero of the space agency's early days, died monday. For almost her entire life. Katherine johnson, one of the trailblazing african american mathematicians whose story was told in the hit film hidden figures, has died, nasa announced on monday.

Nasa began using computers, but the astronauts were used to somebody doing the calculations.

Katherine johnson, whose career making vital calculations for nasa was immortalized in the 2016 book and movie hidden figures, has died at 101. (cnn) without the precision of human computer katherine johnson, nasa's storied history might've looked a lot different. Katherine johnson, whose career making vital calculations for nasa was immortalized in the 2016 book and movie hidden figures, has died at 101. The human computer is credited with codifying the mathematical principles that remain at the core of space travel to this day.