Pioneering mathematician Katherine Johnson, whose calculations made Apollo 11's historic 1969 mission to the moon possible, died last week. We'll look back at her life and contributions. Christine ...

“You are no better than anyone else, and nobody else is better than you.” This is the reminder Katherine Johnson’s father instilled in her at a young age and is a mantra she has repeated to herself ...

Katharine H.S. Moon is Professor in the Department of Political Science at Wellesley College. Moon received her B.A. from Smith College, magna cum laude, and her Ph.D. from Princeton University, ...

Katherine Johnson, one of the key mathematicians behind America's space program, and a prominent figure in black American history, died February 24, 2020, at the age of 101. Her work calculating ...