Mary Winston Jackson
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Mary Winston Jackson was a mathematician and aerospace engineer, and the first African American Female engineer to work at NASA. Born in Hampton, Virginia, she always had a gift for arithmetic.
Dr. Edward Alexander Bouchet
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Dr.Edward Alexander Bouchet was an African-American mathematician and physicist who was the first African-American to graduate with a PhD in the United States.
Dr. Katherine Goble Johnson
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Dr. Katherine Goble Johnson was born in White Sulfur Springs, West Virginia, where she received segregated education.