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Katherine Johnson

Postby Heid the Ba » Tue Feb 25, 2020 12:16 pm

Katherine Johnson NASA mathematician died at 101. At least she died in her prime.
Get it up ye.
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Re: Katherine Johnson

Postby Arneb » Tue Feb 25, 2020 3:47 pm

Boy, is my hat off to her. She was one of those rare people who sit at the extreme end of several Gaussian distributions, laughing, doing their own thing. Any bank notes she could be put on?
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Re: Katherine Johnson

Postby Lance » Tue Feb 25, 2020 4:13 pm

She helped other reach for the stars, and now she is among them.
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However, a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.

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Re: Katherine Johnson

Postby MM_Dandy » Wed Feb 26, 2020 3:58 pm

Arneb wrote:Boy, is my hat off to her. She was one of those rare people who sit at the extreme end of several Gaussian distributions, laughing, doing their own thing. Any bank notes she could be put on?


She could go on any of them. The $100 bill would be my choice. Sadly, this administration seems somewhat averse to strong women, especially women of color, so it's not likely to happen before Trump is out of office.
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Re: Katherine Johnson

Postby Arneb » Wed Feb 26, 2020 5:03 pm

Hey, that's just around the corner, just 4 years, 11 months to go.
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