
Katherine Johnson: What to know about the 'Hidden Figures' NASA scientist
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Pioneering NASA mathematician Katherine Coleman Johnson of "Hidden Figures" fame was always at the front of the class.
There, Johnson found a mentor in William Waldron Schieffelin Claytor, a professor who had become the third-ever African American to earn a Ph.D.. in mathematics. The bright, young student earned bachelor’s degrees in both math and French, and began teaching both subjects at a Black public school in Virginia.More Related News