Catherine G. Johnson

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gptkbp:instanceOf person
gptkbp:awards gptkb:NASA_Group_Achievement_Award
Presidential Medal of Freedom
gptkbp:birthDate 1918-08-26
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:White_Sulphur_Springs,_West_Virginia
gptkbp:children three
gptkbp:contribution orbital mechanics
space race
human computer
Apollo_11_mission
John_Glenn's_orbital_flight
gptkbp:deathDate 2020-02-24
gptkbp:education gptkb:West_Virginia_University
gptkbp:famousPerson 'Hidden_Figures'
gptkbp:famousQuote "I like to look at the math."
"You are not going to put a man on the moon if you don’t have the math."
gptkbp:field aerospace engineering
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Catherine G. Johnson
gptkbp:influenced STEM education for women
African_American_women_in_science
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Dorothy_Vaughan
gptkb:Mary_Jackson
gptkbp:inspiredBy space exploration
mathematics
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkbp:knownFor contributions to space exploration
calculating trajectories for space missions
gptkbp:legacy role model for future generations
inspiration for women in STEM
pioneer for women in mathematics
gptkbp:nationality American
African_American
gptkbp:notableFor contributions_to_NASA
gptkbp:notableWork calculating trajectories for the first American in space
calculating_trajectories_for_the_Apollo_moon_missions
gptkbp:occupation mathematician
NASA_scientist
gptkbp:previousName Catherine_Johnson
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:James_Francis_Goble
gptkb:James_A._Johnson
gptkbp:worksAt NASA