Pioneering African-American Nasa mathematician Katherine Johnson has died at the age ... Ms Johnson was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015. Then-US President Barack Obama later ...

The daughter of a "Hidden Figure" will represent her mother Saturday evening as she is inducted into the International Air & ...

NASA honored Hidden Figure, Katherine G. Johnson (1918-2020), a pioneering mathematician whose groundbreaking work contributed to America's space exploration. Her remarkable achievements earned her ...

President Obama awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom and on May 5, 2016, NASA named a new 40,000 square foot building at the Langley Research Center the Katherine G. Johnson Computational ...

Mathematician Katherine Johnson played a vital role in helping ... of a Congressional gold medal and a presidential Medal of Freedom. Her story was featured in the book "Hidden Figures," which ...

The Congressional Gold Medal was presented to the families of Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan ... She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015 – the nation’s highest civilian ...

WATCH: President Biden awards Medal of Freedom to Simone Biles, Gabby Giffords and others President Joe Biden on Thursday presented the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of ...

The Medal of Honor is the only American military decoration worn around the neck rather than pinned to the uniform. Each of ...

In the first week of November, Pres­ident Bush completed another round of Medals of Freedom. Among his choices was Dr. Oscar Elías Biscet — who was not able to receive his medal in person.

Washington, Katherine Johnson, a woman mathematician who was ... recipient of the 2015 National Medal of Freedom. Asked to name her greatest contribution to space exploration, Johnson would ...