Katherine Johnson

Katherine Johnson

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In the cafeteria, we just ignored the sign [for segregated seating]. But at some point, we started eating at our desks.

Katherine Johnson

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But then we’d be back with our colleagues on the job. People are people. My father’s advice helped. He said, “You’re no better than anybody else, but nobody is better than you.

Katherine Johnson

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I was always interested in math. I counted everything as a child — the number of steps up the stairs, the dishes, the steps to church. Those thoughts just came naturally.

Katherine Johnson

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It’s just there. You can’t do anything without it. It’s in everything. I like to work problems. If you do your best, nobody can ask you to do it over again.

Katherine Johnson

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I believed I was where I was supposed to be. When I was a student, my mentor told me I’d make a good research mathematician.