40+ Katherine Johnson Hidden Figures Actress Images. It earned an academy award nomination octavia spencer was also nominated for best supporting actress. Katherine johnson interview & hidden figures videos.

In november 2015, president barack obama awarded her a presidential medal of freedom for her work at nasa, and she was further honored the following year. Nasa mathematician katherine johnson calculated the path that put a man on the moon and catapulted america to first place in the race to space. Image caption katherine johnson was awarded the presidential medal of freedom in 2015.

Johnson helped our nation enlarge the frontiers of space.

I'm a person who believes in doing the right thing, says katherine johnson katherine g. It earned an academy award nomination octavia spencer was also nominated for best supporting actress. Johnson interview and documentary below. Katherine johnson, one of the nasa mathematicians depicted in hidden figures, died monday, the administrator of nasa said.