West Virginia native and NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson was awarded with the Congressional Gold Medal
On Wednesday afternoon the family of the late Katherine Johnson was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in honor of their mother.
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NASA's 'Hidden Figures' awarded Congressional Gold Medal for groundbreaking work
The Black NASA female mathematicians and aeronautical engineers referred to as the "Hidden Figures" were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal this week.
NASA's "Hidden Figures" awarded Congressional Gold Medals
Mary Jackson, NASA's first black female engineer, and NASA mathematicians Katherine Johnson and Dorothy Vaughan were posthumously awarded Congressional Gold Medals for their work on the U.S. space program.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson will hold a Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony inside Emancipation Hall at the U.S. Capitol Building at 3 p.m. The ceremony stems from the Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Act, which was signed into law in 2019.
Katherine Johnson and rest of “Hidden Figures” NASA team honored with Congressional Gold Medals
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Wednesday, the late Katherine Johnson was honored with a Congressional Gold Medal at the United States Capitol in Washington D.C. Johnson, the White Sulpher Springs native and West Virginia State University graduate, was a pioneer for NASA, as she was a beloved research mathematician for the staff for 33 years.
NASA's 'Hidden Figures' awarded Congressional Gold Medals for pioneering space work
A group of Black female scientists and mathematicians known as NASA's “Hidden Figures” were honored Wednesday with Congressional Gold Medals, the highest award given to citizens by Congress.
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Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) on Wednesday joined House and Senate leadership at a Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony in the U.S. Capitol that honored West Virginian Katherine Johnson, Dr.
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West Virginia mathematician Katherine Johnson honored with Congressional Gold Medal
Mathematician Katherine Johnson, a White Sulphur Spring native and West Virginia State University alumna, made her mark on the space industry by providing calculations needed for successful NASA ...