Research center named after Katherine Johnson,99, whose story was told in the film Hidden Figures: ‘I liked work. I liked the stars and the stories we were tellingKatherine Johnson, and the mathematician whose calculations influenced some of the most famous missions of the space age,on Friday helped Nasa open a original research and development facility that bears her name. Related: Hidden figures: the history of Nasa’s black female scientists Related: Why Hidden Figures should win the best picture Oscar Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com