West Virginia native and NASA mathematician and space pioneer Katherine Johnson was celebrated Friday by the West Virginia University Libraries and the West Virginia and Regional History […]
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‘Don’t stop striving’: Morgantown teen pens book about the female pioneers of STEM
This is how you write a book. After the speeches and the requisite cutting of the ribbon with the giant, movie-prop scissors, Anna Brusoe stayed in orbit, […]
Reclaim Dorothy Johnson Vaughan — pass the Fair Pay Act
by Barbara Evans Fleischauer She was just 15 years old in 1926. After being named valedictorian of the senior class of the segregated Beechurst High School, Miss […]
WVU event discusses legacy of Katherine Johnson
NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson was an icon of endurance and resilience in the face of adversity, biases and restrictions. While breaking barriers in space exploration, she was […]
Scholarship honors NASA pioneer
Aids students pursuing math, science degrees WVU today A new scholarship created as a tribute to NASA pioneer Katherine Johnson will benefit African American students studying math […]
NASA IV & V Facility, W.Va. leaders celebrate Katherine Johnson Day
Newsroom@DominionPost.com FAIRMONT — After going decades as a hidden figure in her work for NASA, Katherine Johnson’s legacy as a mathematician, barrier-breaking Black woman and West Virginian […]
Pioneering NASA mathematician and W.Va. native Katherine Johnson dies
When John Glenn said to “get the girl,” everyone knew exactly who he meant. It was 1962, and NASA, America’s then-fledgling space agency, was still finding its […]
