Katherine Johnson, mathematician, dies at age 101

[LeafOnTheWind]

Katherine Johnson, mathematician and real-life subject of 'Hidden Figures,' dies at 101

NASA mathematician, Katherine Johnson, who helped pave the way for the first American astronaut to successfully orbit the Earth, died Monday morning at the age of 101.

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Johnson was the real life person behind Hidden Figures. RIP. She is an amazing role model.

 

[Yazmeen]

One of my heroes, a great lady. RIP.

 

[Buzz]

She will be missed. May she Rest In Peace.

 

[skatesindreams]

A great public servant.
Well done...
RIP

 

[love skating]

RIP. What an amazing woman! What a great legacy!

 

[PRlady]

Loved the movie, loved her, I hope she went peacefully knowing what an inspiring life she had led.

 

[Peaches LaTour]

As one who cannot successfully add 2 & 2 together, even with a calculator, I am in awe of this woman, her intelligence & her invaluable contribution to our space program.

Katy Tur gave a lovely tribute to Johnson at the end of her substitute sit in for Meet The Press today.

 

[bardtoob]

I'm glad we heard her story.

ETA 1:
I liked these scenes from the dramatic re-enactment.

Hidden Figures | "You Are The Boss" Clip [HD] | 20th Century FOX

Watch it now on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HDDigital HD http://bit.ly/HidFigDHDYTBlu-ray & DVD http://bit.ly/HFPHYYTHIDDEN FIGURES is the incredible untold sto...

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Hidden Figures | "Give or Take" Clip [HD] | 20th Century FOX

Watch it now on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HDDigital HD http://bit.ly/HidFigDHDYTBlu-ray & DVD http://bit.ly/HFPHYYTHIDDEN FIGURES is the incredible untold sto...

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ETA 2:
According to this, these events were re-enactments, not fiction

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There are a lot of things Hidden Figures got factually right and wrong. For this list, we’ll be fact checking pivotal scenes and storylines from this 2016 dr...

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[misskarne]

An absolute genius, a giant of the mathematics world. I'm so glad Hidden Figures introduced me to her work.

 

[Jot the Dot Dot]

A pioneer! R.I.P.