RIP: Katherine Johnson
Feb. 24th, 2020 02:35 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dewlineI never got to meet her. I've heard and seen interviews, and of course, there's that movie that I'm glad I got to see a couple of years ago. She remains as important in her work as anyone else in space exploration, and her work helped make John Glenn's work in particular survivable.
Respect to her and to her colleagues, living and dead.
https://www.npr.org/2020/02/24/517784975/katherine-johnson-nasa-mathematician-and-an-inspiration-for-hidden-figures-dies
And a request to my American friends: don't let anyone erase her name. Especially in this instance in Langley, VA.
Respect to her and to her colleagues, living and dead.
https://www.npr.org/2020/02/24/517784975/katherine-johnson-nasa-mathematician-and-an-inspiration-for-hidden-figures-dies
And a request to my American friends: don't let anyone erase her name. Especially in this instance in Langley, VA.
