View Katherine Johnson Nasa Film PNG. Katherine johnson, a mathematician for nasa's early space missions and who was later portrayed in the hit film hidden figures about pioneering black nasa administrator jim bridenstine said in a statement that ms johnson helped our nation enlarge the frontiers of space even as she made huge. Katherine johnson receiving the presidential medal of freedom at the white house on november 24, 2015.

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Katherine johnson, a nasa mathematician and subject of the 2016 movie hidden figures, died monday at the age of 101, nasa said. Johnson was the only one still living at the time of its release. Long before she helped develop the mathematical formulas that got americans into space, she was born katherine coleman.

Johnson was an american hero and her pioneering legacy will never be forgotten, nasa administrator jim bridenstine wrote on twitter.

Katherine johnson, a nasa mathematician and subject of the 2016 movie hidden figures, died monday at the age of 101, nasa said. Despite her incredible contributions to america's space agency, johnson remained largely unknown until the blockbuster film hidden figures spotlighted her accomplishments. The associated press (ben finley). Johnson's achievements were depicted in the film hidden figures, which showed her work in orbital mathematics and its importance to the apollo space programme.