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A Hidden Figure









              Starting in 1953, Johnson began working for




        NASA. It is the American space agency. She



        and the other women in her department




        were known as “computers.” The reason was


                                                                             n.
                                                                                 the act of doing math
                                                                              calculations
        that they did complex calculations by hand.



                                                                                                   Check


                                                                                                  What was Katherine Johnson noticed


                                                                                                  for by the age of 10?


                                                                                                  She was noticed for her outstanding


                                                                                                  math skills.





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