Who Is Katherine Johnson A Hero

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Kayla Klontzaris January 19, 2018 English 8 Ms.Carey (word count) Katherine Johnson Katherine Johnson is an inspiration to many people. She was a mathematician and a “computer” at NASA. She took chances and made it through. She is a remarkable women and broke the barriers. The world has not always been accepting. She even made huge contributions to space travel. Even at the time when she worked for NASA she got credit for her work. She made great achievements. “With her razor sharp mathematical mind Katherine G. Johnson helped broaden the scope of space travel…..” said President Obama. (Loff, Sarah) Katherine was born on August 26, 1918. Johnson was born in White Sulpher Springs, WV. Her parents were Joylette and Joshua Coleman. Katherine …show more content…

She actually had a movie made after her, and her coworkers at NASA. The movie is named “Hidden Figures”. It is about three amazing young, African-American women who worked at NASA. Katherine Johnson was the main character in this movie. In Hidden Figures, it how Katherine and the other computers worked to compete in the space race, and sent John Glenn into orbit. Katherine Johnson was played by Taraji P. Henson. That is not all of the recognition she got after retirement.(Loff, Sarah) Katherine Johnson was awarded for her work. President Barack Obama awarded Katherine with America’s highest civilian honor.The Presidential Medal of Freedom was awarded to KAtherine in 2015. That is an amazing achievement. Not many people are awarded for their work, and especially not from the president! That is not where it ends though for her recognition. Not many people get this opportunity, but Katherine deserved it. With everything she did in life she definitely deserves every bit of recognition she has …show more content…

She did not let that stop her though. She worked very hard throughout her life and she became someone great. Katherine Johnson is currently 99 years old, and she is still being recognized for her achievements in the last decade. She did so much at NASA. Katherine made so many contributions to space travel. Johnson is truly an inspiration to me, and many others who know her story.I aspire to be as great as Katherine is and to actually achieve something in life like she has. I appreciate everything that Katherine Johnson has done in her life, and many other people do too. I am so happy that she has gotten recognition for everything she does and I am happy that I was lucky enough to be able to write about this remarkable woman. It has been a pleasure

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