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Hey can anyone tell me who is Katherine Johnson in ur own words please

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Katherine Johnson née Katherine Coleman, also known as (1939–56) Katherine Goble, was an American mathematician who calculated and analyzed the flight paths of many spacecraft during her more than three decades

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Katherine Johnson was an American mathematician whose calculations of orbital mechanics as a NASA employee were critical to the success of the first and subsequent U.S. crewed spaceflights.

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