My Remarkable Journey: A Memoir

The remarkable woman at the heart of the smash New York Times bestseller and Oscar-winning film Hidden Figures tells her full story of her life, including what it took to work at NASA, help land the first man on the moon, and live through a century of turmoil and change. Katherine Johnson, a mathematician who worked on NASA's first flights into space, received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015 and was celebrated in a blockbuster movie. Her memoir captures the many facets of her unique woman: the curious "daddys girl," pioneering professional, and sage elder. It also pays homage to her mentor, an African American professor who inspired her to become a research mathematician despite having his own dream crushed by racism.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 18 August 2022
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc

The remarkable woman at the heart of the smash New York Times bestseller and Oscar-winning film Hidden Figures tells the full story of her life, including what it took to work at NASA, help land the first man on the moon, and live through a century of turmoil and change.

In 2015, at the age of 97, Katherine Johnson became a global celebrity. President Barack Obama awarded her the prestigious Presidential Medal of Freedom—the nation's highest civilian honor—for her pioneering work as a mathematician on NASA's first flights into space. Her contributions to America's space program were celebrated in a blockbuster and Academy Award-nominated movie.

In this memoir, Katherine shares her personal journey from child prodigy in the Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia to NASA human computer. In her life after retirement, she served as a beacon of light for her family and community alike. Her story is centered around the basic tenets of her life—no one is better than you, education is paramount, and asking questions can break barriers. The memoir captures the many facets of this unique woman: the curious "daddys girl," pioneering professional, and sage elder.

This multidimensional portrait is also the record of a century of racial history that reveals the influential role educators at segregated schools and Historically Black Colleges and Universities played in nurturing the dreams of trailblazers like Katherine. The author pays homage to her mentor—the African American professor who inspired her to become a research mathematician despite having his own dream crushed by racism.

Infused with the uplifting wisdom of a woman who handled great fame with genuine humility and great tragedy with enduring hope, My Remarkable Journey ultimately brings into focus a determined woman who overcame incredible obstacles to achieve greatness.

Weight: 210g
Dimension: 135 x 202 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780062897671