Gloucestershire’s phlebotomists have brought their historic strike to a close after almost a year of action, leaving a legacy of determination – and a clear lesson about the power of solidarity in the face of anti-union laws and austerity, says FBU general secretary STEVE WRIGHT
Katherine Johnson calculated the route to the moon
KATHERINE JOHNSON, the black mathematician who made the calculations that allowed men to walk on the moon, has died aged 101.
Hers was one of the finest mathematical minds in the US.
Using little more than a pencil, a slide rule and her truly brilliant mind she calculated the precise trajectories that let Apollo 11 land on the moon and return to earth in 1969.
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