Katherine Johnson: A Math Hero
Learn about Katherine Johnson, a brilliant mathematician who helped send astronauts to space.
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Katherine Johnson: A Math Hero
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Katherine Johnson was a very smart mathematician. She loved to count and solve puzzles. When she grew up, she worked for NASA. NASA is where people work on space travel. Katherine helped calculate how rockets and spacecraft would fly. Her math helped send astronauts into space and bring them back home safely. She was a 'human computer' because she was so good at math! Her work was very important for space missions, like sending the first American, John Glenn, into orbit around Earth.
1. Katherine Johnson was a smart .
2. She worked for , where people work on space travel.
3. Katherine helped calculate how and spacecraft would fly.
1. Katherine Johnson did not like math.
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2. Her math helped send astronauts into space.
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1. What did Katherine Johnson help astronauts do?
Paint pictures
Fly into space
Play games
Build robots
1. Why was Katherine Johnson called a 'human computer'?