Katherine Johnson: A Life Story

by Leila Rasheed

A biography of Katherine Johnson, African American mathematician whose flight path calculations allowed Apollo 11 and 12 to land on the moon and Apollo 13 to return to Earth safely.

Themes

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  • Perseverance
  • Aeronautics
  • Rejection
  • Black History
  • Diversity
  • Racism
  • Human Rights
  • Inspiration
  • Space Race
  • Women's History