Katherine Johnson

Summary

Katherine Johnson is a human^[1]. She was born in White Sulphur Springs^[2]. She was born on August 26, 1918^[3]. She died in Newport News^[4]. She died on February 24, 2020^[5]. She worked as a computer scientist^[6], physicist^[7], military flight engineer^[8], mathematician^[9], and teacher^[10]. She ranks in the top 0.22% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,878 views/month, #2,211 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Born in White Sulphur Springs^[2], Katherine Johnson…
• Katherine Johnson passed away in Newport News^[4].
• Katherine Johnson was born on August 26, 1918^[3].
• Katherine Johnson died on February 24, 2020^[5].
• Katherine Johnson is buried at Hampton Memorial Gardens^[12].
• Katherine Johnson held citizenship in United States^[13].
• Katherine Johnson is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[14].
• Katherine Johnson worked as a computer scientist^[6].
• Katherine Johnson worked as a physicist^[7].
• Katherine Johnson worked as a military flight engineer^[8].
• Katherine Johnson worked as a mathematician^[9].
• Katherine Johnson worked as a teacher^[10].
• Katherine Johnson's professions included writer^[15].
• Katherine Johnson's field of work was orbital mechanics^[16].
• Katherine Johnson's field of work was aerospace engineering^[17].
• Katherine Johnson's field of work was mathematics^[18].
• Katherine Johnson's field of work was computational mathematics^[19].
• Katherine Johnson's field of work was physics^[20].
• Among Katherine Johnson's employers was National Aeronautics and Space Administration^[21].
• Katherine Johnson was employed by National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics^[22].
• Katherine Johnson was educated at West Virginia University^[23].
• Katherine Johnson's education included a stint at West Virginia State University^[24].
• Katherine Johnson received the Presidential Medal of Freedom^[25].
• Katherine Johnson received the Virginia Women in History^[26].
• Katherine Johnson received the BBC 100 Women^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Katherine Johnson was born in White Sulphur Springs^[2]. She was born on August 26, 1918^[3]. She is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[14].

Education

Educated at West Virginia University^[23], a public research university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1867^[30], headquartered in Morgantown^[31] and West Virginia State University^[24], a public university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1891^[34]. Katherine Johnson studied under William Claytor^[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist^[6], physicist^[7], military flight engineer^[8], mathematician^[9], teacher^[10], and writer^[15]. Fields of work include orbital mechanics^[16]; aerospace engineering^[17], a branch of engineering^[36]; mathematics^[18], an academic discipline^[37]; computational mathematics^[19], a branch of mathematics^[38]; and physics^[20], a branch of science^[39]. Employers include National Aeronautics and Space Administration^[21], a space agency^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1958^[42], headquartered in Washington, D.C.^[43] and National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics^[22], a government agency^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1915^[46], headquartered in Washington, D.C.^[47].

Recognition

Awards received include Presidential Medal of Freedom^[25], an award^[48], in United States^[49], founded in 1963^[50]; Virginia Women in History^[26], an award^[51]; BBC 100 Women^[27], an award^[52], in United Kingdom^[53], founded in 2013^[54]; Arthur B.C. Walker II Award^[55], an award^[56]; Congressional Gold Medal^[57], a medallion^[58], in United States^[59], founded in 1776^[60]; and NCWIT Pioneer in Tech Award^[61].

Death and Burial

Katherine Johnson died on February 24, 2020^[5]. She passed away in Newport News^[4]. She is buried at Hampton Memorial Gardens^[12].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Katherine Johnson include Cygnus NG-15^[62], a Cygnus Enhanced^[63], in United States^[64] and ÑuSat 15^[65], an Earth observation satellite^[66].

Why It Matters

Katherine Johnson ranks in the top 0.22% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,878 views/month, #2,211 of 1,000,298).^[11] She has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[67] She is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[68]

Entities named for her include Cygnus NG-15^[62], a Cygnus Enhanced^[63], in United States^[64] and ÑuSat 15^[65], an Earth observation satellite^[66].

FAQs

Where was Katherine Johnson born?

Katherine Johnson was born in White Sulphur Springs^[2].

Where did Katherine Johnson die?

Katherine Johnson passed away in Newport News^[4].

What did Katherine Johnson do for work?

Katherine Johnson worked as computer scientist^[6], physicist^[7], military flight engineer^[8], mathematician^[9], and teacher^[10].

Where did Katherine Johnson go to school?

Katherine Johnson was educated at West Virginia University^[23] and West Virginia State University^[24].

What awards did Katherine Johnson receive?

Honors received include Presidential Medal of Freedom^[25], Virginia Women in History^[26], BBC 100 Women^[27], and Arthur B.C. Walker II Award^[55].