NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson Being Honored In Bronze

INSTITUTE, W.Va. (AP) — Katherine Johnson, the NASA mathematician whose calculations helped bring Apollo astronauts back to Earth, is being honored at her alma mater with a bronze statue and a scholarship in her time.
West Virginia State University says a dedication ceremony is planned for August 25, the day before Johnson’s 100th birthday.
President Barack Obama presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to NASA mathematician and physicist Katherine Johnson at the White House in Was