Katherine Johnson, an African-American mathematician who made critical contributions to the space program at NASA, died Feb. 24 at the age of 101. As a historian of mathematics, I have studied women ...

Considering the crucial role Katherine Johnson played in helping humankind reach space, it’s only fitting that a space craft would finally be named after her. Northrop Grumman has announced that it ...

Katherine Johnson blazed trails, not just as a black female mathematician during the Cold War, but by mapping literal paths through outer space. Her math continues to carve out new paths for ...

Sandy Johnson, CEO of Barrios Technology and a trailblazer for women in the aeronautics/space industry since the days of "Hidden Figures," has just listed her townhome on the island of Kauai for $5.65 ...

The memoir My Remarkable Journey by NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, one of the Black women portrayed in the book and film Hidden Figures, was published by Amistad today posthumously. (Photo by ...

Katherine Johnson, a pioneering NASA mathematician who was fundamental in landing astronauts on the moon, and was depicted in the film and book “Hidden Figures,” died on Monday. She was 101. “We’re ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Considering the crucial role Katherine Johnson played in helping humankind reach space, it's only fitting that a space craft would ...