{"id":150,"date":"2020-02-25T15:47:53","date_gmt":"2020-02-25T15:47:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jenniferkwentoh.com\/?p=150"},"modified":"2021-07-15T19:23:48","modified_gmt":"2021-07-15T19:23:48","slug":"katherine-johnson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jenniferkwentoh.com\/katherine-johnson\/","title":{"rendered":"Katherine Johnson, my tribute poem"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

“Katherine Johnson! Kate! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes, Glenn<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Run the same numbers through the same equations<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you say they’re good, then I’m ready to go”<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Kathrine Johnson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The human-computer before vacuum tubes, ICs, and microprocessors<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your palm print lines with the calculation of our constellations<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our black queen of science and space<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Project Apollo was your delight<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The grin on your face analyzing flight datasets <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The click of your heels is still heard in the heart of NASA’s walkway<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You saw beyond you<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You saw me, Mae, Judith, Stephanie, Ngozi, Jessica, Naia, Sally and thousands of women around the world daring and breaking barriers in science<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From mathematics, physics, chemistry, medicine, to nanotechnology, aeronautics, artificial intelligence, robotics<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Space shuttles will forever carry your grace <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Young women all over the world joined you to watch the stars<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now we watch and see you amongst them<\/p>\n\n\n\n