Quotes by Katherine Johnson

Katherine Johnson was a pioneering African American mathematician whose remarkable calculations were critical to the success of NASA's early space missions. Born on August 26, 1918, in West Virginia, Johnson overcame the racial and gender barriers of her time to become a vital asset to the U.S. space program. Her work on trajectory analysis for the first American in space and the Apollo moon landing solidified her legacy as a trailblazer in STEM fields. Johnson's extraordinary contributions continue to inspire future generations.

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"Girls are capable of doing everything men are capable of doing. Sometimes they have more imagination than men."

Katherine Johnson

"I'm always interested in learning something new."

Katherine Johnson

"We will always have STEM with us. Some things will drop out of the public eye and will go away, but there will always be science, engineering, and technology. And there will always, always be mathematics."

Katherine Johnson

"I like to learn. That's an art and a science."

Katherine Johnson

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