My remarkable journey : a memoir
Johnson, Katherine G.2021
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In 2015, at the age of 97, Katherine Johnson became a global celebrity. President Barack Obama awarded her the prestigious Presidential Medal of Freedom - the nation's highest civilian honor - for her pioneering work as a mathematician on NASA's first flights into space. Her contributions to America's space program were celebrated in a blockbuster and Academy-award nominated movie. In this memoir, Katherine shares her personal journey from child prodigy in the Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia to NASA human computer. In her life after retirement, she served as a beacon of light for her family and community alike. Her story is centered around the basic tenets of her life - no one is better than you, education is paramount, and asking questions can break barriers.
Main title:
My remarkable journey : a memoir / Katherine Johnson, Joylette Hylick, Katherine Moore.
Author:
Johnson, Katherine G., authorHylick, Joylette, authorMoore, Katherine (Writer at National Geographic Kids), author
Imprint:
New York : Amistad, 2021.
Collation:
256 pages ; 23 cm
ISBN:
9780062897664 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
510.92B JOH JOH
Language:
English
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BRN:
2536847
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