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BX00125102

Book Hidden figures: the true story of four black women and the space race; by Margot Lee Shetterly with Winifred Conkling; illustrated by Laura Freeman

Author: Shetterly, Margot Lee

Author: Conkling, Winifred

Author: Freeman, Laura

Year: 2018

Language: English

Type: Book

Class Number: 510.9

Publisher: Harper, 2018

Physical or Electronic: Physical

ISBN: 9780062742469

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Based on the New York Times bestselling book and the Academy Award-nominated movie, author Margot Lee Shetterly and illustrator Laura Freeman bring the incredibly inspiring true story of four black women who helped NASA launch men into space to picture book readers! Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden were good at maths - really good. They participated in some of NASA's greatest successes, like providing the calculations for America's first journeys into space. And they did so during a time when being black and a woman limited what they could do. But they worked hard. They persisted. And they used their genius minds to change the world. In this picture book edition, we explore the story of four female African American mathematicians at NASA and how they overcame gender and racial barriers to succeed in a highly challenging STEM-based career.

Extent: 40 unnumbered pages, chiefly illustrations (colour), 29 cm, hbk

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Hidden figures, the untold story of the African American women who helped win the space race

Author: Lee Shetterly, Margot

Year: 2017

Language: English

Type: Book

Content type: Bibliography

Publisher: William Collins

Physical or Electronic: Physical

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