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INSTITUTE, W.Va. (AP) — Katherine Johnson, the NASA mathematician whose calculations helped astronauts return to Earth, is being honored at her alma mater West Virginia State University with a bronze statue and a scholarship in her name. West Virginia State says a dedication ceremony is planned for Aug. 25, the day before Johnson’s 100th birthday.
Related: Katherine Johnson Computational Facility Opens at Langley Research Center
Long before the digital era, Johnson worked as a human “computer” at the agency that became NASA, working in relative obscurity as an African-American woman. Her contributions were later recognized in the “Hidden Figures” movie, with actress Taraji P. Henson playing her role.
West Virginia State hopes to endow the scholarship at $100,000, awarding money to students majoring in science, technology, engineering and math, targeting people who are underrepresented in those fields.
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NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson to Be Honored by West Virginia State University With Bronze Statue and Scholarship
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Fortunately Katherine Johnson has been blessed with such a long life she is able to see the acknowledgment that is long overdue.
True that, sistah!
Fortunately Katherine Johnson has been blessed with a long life and has been able to see the acknowledge that is long overdue.
This honor is outstanding, and long overdue. Thank you, Katherine Johnson and thank you to all who made the movie Hidden Figures.
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