https://phys.org/news/2018-06-nasa-mathematician-katherine-johnson-honored.html > Long before the digital era, Johnson worked as a human "computer" at the agency that became NASA, working in relative obscurity as an African-American woman. Her contributions were later recognized in the "Hidden Figures" movie, with actress Taraji P. Henson playing her role. > West Virginia State hopes to endow the scholarship at $100,000, awarding money to students majoring in science, technology, engineering and math, targeting people who are underrepresented in those fields. Explore further: Former NASA mathematician, 98, gets her moment at Oscars