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A Hidden Figure

n. a person who studies physics, chemistry, or astronomy
Katherine Johnson was a physical scientist. She was
physical scientist

born in 1918. When she was a child, black people could

n. a school of higher learning that offers degrees
colleges
not attend the same colleges as white people. Often,

colleges for white students had more teachers, books,

and supplies.

Unit 9 | A Hidden Figure