Person in history
Katherine Johnson
Katherine Johnson, American physicist and mathematician (born 1918)
Life at a glance
- Died
- 2020 · February 24
Their story
Who they were
Katherine Johnson, American physicist and mathematician (born 1918)
Why this date
Katherine Johnson appears on our February 24 calendar for 2020 as a death entry.
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Questions about Katherine Johnson
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February 24 2020.
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