Episode 058 - Katherine Johnson | Mathematician

<p>Alternate Title: Figuring It Out</p> <p>Emlyn tells Emma all about Katherine Johnson, the mathematician whose complex calculations of orbital mechanics were essential for sending astronauts safely into space.</p> <p>Learn more about us and other women in science at our website <a href='http://www.stemfatalepodcast.com/'>www.stemfatalepodcast.com</a> </p> <p> </p> <p>Sources</p> <p>Main Story - Katherine Johnson</p> <ol><li style="font-weight:400;">“Katherine Johnson, NASA Mathematician And An Inspiration For 'Hidden Figures,' Dies” by Russell Lewis, NPR: <a href='https://www.npr.org/2020/02/24/517784975/katherine-johnson-nasa-mathematician-and-an-inspiration-for-hidden-figures-dies'>https://www.npr.org/2020/02/24/517784975/katherine-johnson-nasa-mathematician-and-an-inspiration-for-hidden-figures-dies</a> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">“Katherine Johnson” by Margot Lee Shetterly, Nature: <a href='https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00749-3'>https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00749-3</a> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">“The True Story of “Hidden Figures,” the Forgotten Women Who Helped Win the Space Race” by Maya Wei-Haas, Smithsonian Magazine: <a href='https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/forgotten-black-women-mathematicians-who-helped-win-wars-and-send-astronauts-space-180960393/'>https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/forgotten-black-women-mathematicians-who-helped-win-wars-and-send-astronauts-space-180960393/</a> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Shetterly ML. Hidden Figures : The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race. First edition. William Morrow; 2016. </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">“Katherine Johnson” Wikipedia Page. <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Johnson'>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Johnson</a></li> </ol><p>Women who Work </p> <p>This week, our shout outs go to three amazing podcasts hosted by Black women scientists:</p> <ol><li style="font-weight:400;">In T