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My Remarkable Journey

My Remarkable Journey

A Memoir

by Katherine Johnson, Joylette Hylick and Katherine Moore
Paperback
Publication Date: 31/01/2023
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In 2015, at the age of 97, Katherine Johnson became a global celebrity for her pioneering work as a mathematician on NASA's first flights into space, including landing the first man on the moon. In this inspirational memoir, she shares her personal journey from child prodigy in the Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia to NASA human computer. Infused with uplifting wisdom, My Remarkable Journey ultimately brings into focus a determined women who navigated tough racial terrain with soft-spoken grace-and the unrelenting grit required to make history and inspire future generations. Book jacket.
ISBN:
9780062897671
9780062897671
Category:
Memoirs
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
31-01-2023
Language:
English
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Country of origin:
United States
Dimensions (mm):
205x135x15mm
Weight:
0.21kg
Katherine Johnson

Katherine Coleman Goble Johnson was an American mathematician whose calculations of orbital mechanics as a NASA employee were critical to the success of the first and subsequent U.S. crewed spaceflights.

During her 35-year career at NASA and its predecessor, she earned a reputation for mastering complex manual calculations and helped pioneer the use of computers to perform the tasks.

The space agency noted her "historical role as one of the first African-American women to work as a NASA scientist." (August 26, 1918 - February 24, 2020),

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