181. Katherine Johnson - NASA's Human Computer

181. Katherine Johnson - NASA's Human Computer

Katherine Johnson was a woman whose calculations at NASA helped launch men into space (and bring them home again) shattering barriers for women and Black scientists. She was a mathematician, a human computer and an American hero. She's got the medals to prove it!


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205. Unit 731 - Japan's Covert Human Experimentation Program

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204. The Bitch of Buchenwald -  Ilse Koch

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202. Aaron Burr - Sir!

202. Aaron Burr - Sir!

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201. The Protest Psychosis

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