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Katherine Johnson (Wikipedia)

Wikipedia

The Wikipedia article on the American mathematician Katherine Johnson, consulted for its lead-section biography and infobox dates.

Facts
Publisher
Wikipedia
URL
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Johnson
Source Type
reference
Reliability Tier
3
General encyclopedia reference, actively edited; tier 3 matching this atlas own dominant live convention for a Wikipedia source.
Sources
Katherine Johnson (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Lead section (MediaWiki plaintext extract), same excerpt as entity-description; no page-furniture text is cited per PlaybookNote 10821
    was an American mathematician and human computer whose calculations of orbital mechanics as a NASA employee were critical to the success of the first and subsequent U.S. crewed spaceflights.
  • Lead section (MediaWiki plaintext extract), same excerpt as entity-description
    was an American mathematician and human computer whose calculations of orbital mechanics as a NASA employee were critical to the success of the first and subsequent U.S. crewed spaceflights.
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Claims Backed By This Source (11 claims)

This source backs 11 claims across the atlas. As facts: 7 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 holds. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Scientists, 7 claims: 3 well-attested, 2 holds, 2 general references.
  • Sources, 4 claims: 4 well-attested.

Well-attested

7

Holds

2

General References

2
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