Ranthony Edmonds is a post-doctoral researcher at The Ohio State University. In addition to her pure math research, Edmonds focuses on service and math outreach both in and out of the classroom. Joshua Kendall Edmonds/JKE Photography hide caption
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Northrop Grumman's Antares rocket lifts off the launch pad at NASA's Wallops Island flight facility in Wallops Island, Va., on Saturday. The rocket is delivering cargo to the International Space Station. Steve Helber/AP hide caption
Mary Jackson, NASA's first Black female engineer, in 1977 at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va. Robert Nye/NASA via AP hide caption
NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, pictured at the 2017 Academy Awards, was one of the women profiled in the book and film Hidden Figures. She died Monday at 101. Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP hide caption
Katherine Johnson, NASA Mathematician And An Inspiration For 'Hidden Figures,' Dies
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine (from left), Sen. Ted Cruz, D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson and Margot Lee Shetterly, author of the book Hidden Figures, unveil the Hidden Figures Way street sign at a dedication ceremony on Wednesday in Washington, D.C. NASA/Joel Kowsky hide caption
The Women of NASA featured in the Lego set are (left to right): computer scientist Margaret Hamilton, mathematician Katherine Johnson, astronaut Sally Ride, astronaut Mae Jemison and astronomer Nancy Grace Roman. Maia Weinstock hide caption
From left, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monae and Taraji P. Henson accept the award for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture for Hidden Figures at the 23rd annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Jan. 29 in Los Angeles. Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP hide caption
