NASA trailblazer Katherine Johnson, one of the 'Hidden Figures' made known by the 2016 film, has died at age 101.
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Johnson was born in White Sulpher Springs, West Virginia on August 26th, 1918. For as long as she could remember, she found herself drawn to the world of mathematics."I counted everything. I counted the steps to the road, the steps up to church, the number of dishes and silverware I washed … anything that could be counted, I did," By fourteen-years-old, she'd finished high school. At fifteen, she started college at West Virginia State College.
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