"FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2017, file photo, Katherine Johnson, the inspiration for the film, ""Hidden Figures,"" poses in the press room at the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Johnson, the NASA mathematician whose calculations helped bring Apollo astronauts back to Earth, is being honored at her alma mater with a bronze statue and a scholarship in her time. West Virginia State University says a dedication ceremony is planned for Aug. 25, 2018, the day before Johnson's 100th birthday. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)"
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