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Katherine Johnson Research Paper

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It is my pleasure today to introduce Katherine Johnson. She is a skilled mathematician. Her mathematical abilities have brought advancements in space travel. She was born in White Sulpher Springs, West Virginia. Able to quickly and easily solve complex equations, her father moved her family to Institute, West Virginia so that she could attend school. She attended West Virginia State High School where she graduated at age 14. She went on to West Virginia State College where she earned her bachelor of science degree in French and mathematics. After college, she took a course especially designed for her. This course was analytic geometry. She was among the first African-Americans to enroll in this course. After college, Johnson began

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