Katherine Johnson, NASA mathematician depicted in ‘Hidden Figures,’ dies at 101

By Elisha Fieldstadt Katherine Johnson, one of the NASA mathematicians depicted in “Hidden Figures,” died Monday, the administrator of NASA said. She was 101. Johnson “was an American hero and her pioneering legacy will never be forgotten,” NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine wrote on Twitter. Johnson was portrayed by Taraji P. Henson in the Oscar-nominated 2016 …