‘Human computer’ honored
Thursday, May 5, 2016 14:50
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The Katherine G. Johnson Computational Research Facility at the Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, was dedicated Thursday (May 5) for the “computer” who calculated the trajectory for Alan Shepard to become the first American in space 55 years ago. Johnson, now 97, was part of a pool of African-American women whose mathematics work guided NASA’s early spaceflight successes through the moon landings.
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