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

"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. Among these pr...

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Main Author:	Shetterly, Margot Lee (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : William Morrow, [2016]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	United States. > National Aeronautics and Space Administration > Officials and employees > Biography. United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration. United States. > National Aeronautics and Space Administration Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer > Bitterfeld Women mathematicians > United States > Biography. African American women > Biography. African American mathematicians > Biography. Space race. Space race Women, Working > history > United States. Mathematical Computing Black or African American > history Space Flight > history > United States. Mathématiciennes > États-Unis > Biographies. Noires américaines > Biographies. Mathématiciens noirs américains > Biographies. Conquête de l'espace. 20th Century. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > African American Studies. African American mathematicians African American women Employees Women mathematicians United States Schwarze Raumfahrtprogramm Mathematikerin NASA PROGRAMS. HISTORIES. MATHEMATICS. Femmes scientifiques > Biographies. Sexisme dans les sciences. Noirs > Ségrégation > États-Unis. Conquête de l'espace > États-Unis. Astronautics > United States > Hitory. Biography. Biography Biographies. Biographies
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