She entered high school extremely early at the age of 10, as she had skipped multiple grades prior due to her intelligence. Katherine’s high school and college years were unlike any other upcoming high school student’s time in the transition to adulthood. As she got older, she read math textbooks years above her school grade that even college students wouldn’t bother to open up.
Despite the racism going on in her era, she managed to preserve her bright curiosity and an unbelievable talent with numbers. She was raised during a time when black Americans were treated unfairly compared to white Americans. As a black female, she wasn’t educated to the highest standards because of her race. Even though he was only strictly educated until the 6th grade, Joshua had a creative mind that influenced Katherine’s early life. Katherine inherited her crazy math skills from her father, a poor and sparsely educated boy who was a pure and observant math genius. There was always a spark of creative and logical ideas running through her mind nonstop without much inspiration, creating her love for mathematics. Katherine’s early life was filled with adventure and exceptional events. Her mother was a schoolteacher who helped Katherine learn about the values of education. Her father was Joshua Coleman, a blacksmith and farmer. She was born in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. Katherine Johnson was born on August 26, 1918, as Creola Katherine Coleman.
The best and brightest stars come from the most violent tornadoes. There is always a journey to all this hope.
She has changed the way we see women in STEM. Katherine’s story is incredibly inspiring to every student, especially girls who love math. John Glenn, a NASA astronaut who orbited the Earth in 1962 said, " If she says the numbers are good, I am ready to go.” SHE is none other than Katherine Johnson, who was a mathematician at NASA. Can you imagine the SpaceX and NASA’s Launch America Program last week without any computers? During the 1960s, when computers were not as advanced, humans were checking if the numbers were good.
0 kommentar(er)
