1918年8月26日：Katherine Johnson诞辰

本文介绍了数学家Katherine Johnson的生平及其早年的学术成就。她展现了卓越的数学天赋，并成为打破种族隔离进入West Virginia University研究生院的首批黑人学生之一。

Born on Aug. 26, 1918, in West Virginia, Katherine Goble Johnson showed exceptional aptitude for mathematics from an early age. She skipped several grades, graduating high school by 14 and college by 18. Johnson was enrolled in West Virginia University in 1939 as one of the first three Black students to integrate the state’s graduate Continue reading "Aug. 26, 1918: The birth of Katherine Johnson" The post Aug. 26, 1918: The birth of Katherine Johnson appeared first on Astronomy Magazine .