Scientist of the Month

When she died she had 101 years old.She began high school at 10 years old.She was initially trained by NASA to analyze plane crashes, collecting data from black boxes(flight recorders). Her knowledge of mathematics was instrumental in the return of the Apollo astronauts from the Moon to the Earth.Johnson was a member of a group of NASA employees called“computers,”made up of African American women who excelled in mathematics and problem-solving