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Hidden figures : [the American dream and the untold story of the Black women mathematicians who helped win the space race] /

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An account of the previously unheralded but pivotal contributions of NASA's African-American women mathematicians to America's space program describes how they were segregated from their white counterparts by Jim Crow laws in spite of their groundbreaking successes.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lee Shetterly, Margot (Author)
Other Authors: Miles, Robin (Narrator)
Format: CD Audio Book
Language:English
Published: [Ashland, Oregon] : [New York, New York] : Blackstone ; Harper Audio, [2016]
Edition:Unabridged.
Subjects:
United States. > National Aeronautics and Space Administration > Officials and employees > Biography.
Women mathematicians > United States > Biography.
African American women > Biography.
African American mathematicians > Biography.
Space race.
United States. > National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
United States.
Employees.
Women mathematicians.
African American women.
African American mathematicians.
Biography.
Compact discs.
Audiobooks.
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Summary:An account of the previously unheralded but pivotal contributions of NASA's African-American women mathematicians to America's space program describes how they were segregated from their white counterparts by Jim Crow laws in spite of their groundbreaking successes.
Item Description:"Tracks every 3 minutes for easy bookmarking"--Container.
Physical Description:9 audio discs (10 hr., 45 min.) : digital, CD audio ; 4 3/4 in.
Playing Time:10:45:00
ISBN:9781441709585 :
1441709584