On Being a Black Female Math Whiz During the Space Race; New York Times, 9/5/16

Cara Buckley, New York Times; On Being a Black Female Math Whiz During the Space Race:

"Christine Darden, now 73 and retired, had worked her way out of NASA’s computing pool to lead engineering research into sonic booms. Katherine Johnson, who recently turned 98, lives in a retirement home with her husband of 57 years, James A. Johnson, and is enjoying a recent surge of fame. She calculated rocket trajectories for the Mercury and Apollo missions, and last year President Obama personally awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her life’s work."