Evelyn Boyd Granville, barrier-breaking mathematician, dies at 99

One of the first Black women to receive a doctorate in mathematics from an American university, Evelyn Boyd Granville's groundbreaking work in computers included helping calculate orbit trajectories and lunar-landing scenarios for the space program.

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