Computer Science Superhero

At a young age, Johnson excelled in school, especially mathematics. Her college education at West Virginia University after graduating high school with the highest of honors for her academic achievement eventually led to her teaching career in math and, later, position at NASA. As a member of the Space Task Group, Katherine Johnson calculated orbital and projectile pathways of humans and spacecrafts; those of which kept various astronauts safe including Alan B. Shephard Jr., John Glenn, and even Neil Armstrong. Today, she is remembered as a groundbreaking woman, African American, and person of great prowess in space, society, and computer science!