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 Center. The latest addition to the WVRHC’s Distinguished West Virginians Program was announced and ...
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, long enough for an audience. “Your mom’s amazing,” the then-14-year-old said, as she shook the hand of Joylette Hylick. No ...
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 Dorothy L. Johnson, pictured here, traveled 261 miles from her home in Morgantown to attend Wilberforce College, the ...
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 also breaking cultural boundaries. This and many other aspects of how Johnson’s life continues to ...
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 or science within West Virginia University’s Eberly College of Arts and Sciences. Inspired by ...
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 was recognized Wednesday on what would be her 102nd birthday. Johnson, who was born ...