Hidden Figures: The Untold Story Of The African American Women Who Helped Win The Space Race

Author: Margot Lee Shetterly

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  • : 24.99 AUD
  • : 9780008201326
  • : HarperCollins Publishers Limited
  • : Harper Element
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  • : August 2016
  • : 197mm X 130mm
  • : United Kingdom
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  • : Margot Lee Shetterly
  • : Paperback
  • : Feb-17
  • : 384
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Barcode 9780008201326
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Description

Before John Glenn orbited the earth or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of dedicated female mathematicians known as "human computers" used pencils, slide rules, and adding machines to calculate the numbers that would launch rockets, and astronauts, into space. Now in a special new edition perfect for young readers, this is the amazing true story of four African American female mathematicians at NASA who helped achieve some of the greatest moments in our space program. Soon to be a major motion picture.

Reviews

'Shetterly's highly recommended work offers up a crucial history that had previously and unforgivably been lost. We'd do well to put this book into the hands of young women who have long since been told that there's no room for them at the scientific table' Library Journal 'This an is incredibly powerful and complex story, and Shetterly has it down cold. The breadth of her well-documented research is immense, and her narrative compels on every level. The timing of this revelatory book could not be better, and book clubs will adore it' Booklist