Anything little Katherine could count, she would, from stairs to the dishes she washed. Katherine had always loved math and counting all her life. Within the year, she had the job at NACA working as a human computer. Katherine loved all of the possibilities that NACA could have in store for her, so she applied, and she moved to Hampton, Virginia with her husband and three children in 1953. NACA, or the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, was looking for female African-American mathematicians who would be known as “human computers,” who would complete complex mathematical calculations.

Her friend mentioned that the Langley Research Laboratories were hiring human computers and that Katherine should check the opportunity out. Katherine Johnson was approached by one of her friends during a wedding reception in West Virginia in 1953. SC 3300 – Special Topics: Public Health.HS 1302 – United States History since 1877.HS 1301 – United States History to 1877.3 Post-Classical History (600 CE-1492 CE).6 Contemporary Latin America (2000-2030).1 Pre-Columbian Latin America (to 1492).4 Late Middle Ages-Renaissance-Reformation Europe (1300-1648).6 Great Depression and WWII (1929-1945).5 Emergence of Modern America (1877-1929).4 Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877).2 Revolution and Early Republic (1754-1801).1 Colonization and Settlement (1500-1763).

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