The top 10 most inspiring quotes by Katherine Johnson
- Girls are capable of doing everything men are capable of doing. Sometimes they have more imagination than men.
- I don’t have a feeling of inferiority. Never had. I’m as good as anybody, but no better.
- Let me do it. You tell me when you want it and where you want it to land, and I’ll do it backwards and tell you when to take off.
- I was just excited to have challenging work to do and smart people to work with.
- I had a very, very interesting childhood, but, oh my, education was the primary focus in our family.
- I was excited at something new, always liked something new, but give credit to everybody who helped. I didn’t do anything alone but try to go to the root of the question and succeeded there.
- I found what I was looking for at Langley. This was what a research mathematician did. I went to work every day for 33 years happy. Never did I get up and say I don’t want to go to work.
- John Glenn’s life will long be remembered for his time in space, his courage, and his service to all Americans.
- We will always have STEM with us. Some things will drop out of the public eye and will go away, but there will always be science, engineering, and technology. And there will always, always be mathematics.
- Take all the courses in your curriculum. Do the research. Ask questions. Find someone doing what you are interested in! Be curious!
Katherine Johnson (1918–2020) was an African American mathematician whose pioneering work at NASA was crucial to the success of the United States space program.
Born in West Virginia, Johnson exhibited extraordinary mathematical abilities from a young age, graduating from high school at 14 and college at 18. In 1953, she joined NASA’s predecessor, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), where her skills quickly became indispensable.
Johnson’s work in orbital mechanics was vital to the success of numerous space missions, including the 1962 orbital flight of John Glenn, where she manually verified the calculations for his spacecraft’s trajectory. Her contributions were essential during a time when computing technology was in its infancy.
Throughout her career, Johnson broke barriers of race and gender, becoming a symbol of excellence and perseverance. She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015 and her story was popularized in the 2016 film Hidden Figures.
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