Katherine Johnson loved to count. “I counted everything. I counted the steps to the road, the steps up to the church, the number of dishes and silverware I washed … anything that could be counted, I did.” So, it is no surprise that eventually the young girl became a mathematician for NASA and helped to send roc…
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