Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly, No. 1 bestselling book of New York Times Best Sellers. The story of the black women mathematicians at then-segregated NASA and its precursor. The basis of the movie.
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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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More books by Margot Lee Shetterly
1. Hidden Figures Young Readers’ Edition
by: Margot Lee Shetterly Release date: Nov 29, 2016 Find in Library Read Review |
New York Times bestselling author Margot Lee Shetterly’s book is now available in a 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. Now a major motion picture starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monae, Kirsten Dunst, and Kevin Costner.
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. This book brings to life the stories of Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden, four African-American women who lived through the civil rights era, the Space Race, the Cold War, and the movement for gender equality, and whose work forever changed the face of NASA and the country.
2. Talentos ocultos: La genialidad no tiene color. La fuerza no tiene género. El valor no tiene límite. (Spanish Edition)
by: Margot Lee Shetterly Release date: Jan 24, 2017 Find in Library Read Review |
3. Hidden Figures : The Untold Story of the African American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race (English, Paperback, Margot Lee Shetterly)
by: Margot Lee Shetterly) Release date: Dec 25, 2019 Find in Library Read Review |
4. [Hidden Figures Audiobook MP3 by Margot Lee Shetterly]{Hidden Figures Audiobook}
by: Margot Lee Shetterly, Robin Miles Release date: Dec 25, 2019 Find in Library Read Review |
5. Ukryte dzialania
by: Margot Lee Shetterly Release date: Dec 25, 2019 Find in Library Read Review |
6. Hidden Figures – Unerkannte Heldinnen: Afroamerikanische Mathematikerinnen in der NASA
by: Margot Lee Shetterly, Sandra Schwittau, Harper Collins bei Lübbe Audio Release date: Jan 19, 2017 Find in Library Read Review |
7. Hidden Figures Teaching Guide: Teaching Guide and Sample Chapter
by: Margot Lee Shetterly Release date: Apr 18, 2017 Find in Library Read Review |
The #1 New York Times bestseller
The phenomenal true story of the black female mathematicians at NASA whose calculations helped fuel some of America’s greatest achievements in space. Soon to be a major motion picture starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monae, Kirsten Dunst, and Kevin Costner.
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 problem-solvers were a group of exceptionally talented African American women, some of the brightest minds of their generation. Originally relegated to teaching math in the South’s segregated public schools, they were called into service during the labor shortages of World War II, when America’s aeronautics industry was in dire need of anyone who had the right stuff. Suddenly, these overlooked math whizzes had a shot at jobs worthy of their skills, and they answered Uncle Sam’s call, moving to Hampton, Virginia and the fascinating, high-energy world of the Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory.
Even as Virginia’s Jim Crow laws required them to be segregated from their white counterparts, the women of Langley’s all-black “West Computing” group helped America achieve one of the things it desired most: a decisive victory over the Soviet Union in the Cold War, and complete domination of the heavens.
Starting in World War II and moving through to the Cold War, the Civil Rights Movement and the Space Race, Hidden Figures follows the interwoven accounts of Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson and Christine Darden, four African American women who participated in some of NASA’s greatest successes. It chronicles their careers over nearly three decades they faced challenges, forged alliances and used their intellect to change their own lives, and their country’s future.
8. Hidden Figures Young Readers’ Edition
by: Margot Lee Shetterly Release date: Nov 29, 2016 Find in Library Read Review |
New York Times bestselling author Margot Lee Shetterly’s book is now available in a 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. Now a major motion picture starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monae, Kirsten Dunst, and Kevin Costner.
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. This book brings to life the stories of Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden, four African-American women who lived through the civil rights era, the Space Race, the Cold War, and the movement for gender equality, and whose work forever changed the face of NASA and the country.
9. Talentos ocultos: La genialidad no tiene color. La fuerza no tiene género. El valor no tiene límite. (Spanish Edition)
by: Margot Lee Shetterly Release date: Jan 24, 2017 Find in Library Read Review |
10. Hidden Figures : The Untold Story of the African American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race (English, Paperback, Margot Lee Shetterly)
by: Margot Lee Shetterly) Release date: Dec 25, 2019 Find in Library Read Review |
11. [Hidden Figures Audiobook MP3 by Margot Lee Shetterly]{Hidden Figures Audiobook}
by: Margot Lee Shetterly, Robin Miles Release date: Dec 25, 2019 Find in Library Read Review |
12. Ukryte dzialania
by: Margot Lee Shetterly Release date: Dec 25, 2019 Find in Library Read Review |
13. Hidden Figures – Unerkannte Heldinnen: Afroamerikanische Mathematikerinnen in der NASA
by: Margot Lee Shetterly, Sandra Schwittau, Harper Collins bei Lübbe Audio Release date: Jan 19, 2017 Find in Library Read Review |
14. Hidden Figures Teaching Guide: Teaching Guide and Sample Chapter
by: Margot Lee Shetterly Release date: Apr 18, 2017 Find in Library Read Review |
The #1 New York Times bestseller
The phenomenal true story of the black female mathematicians at NASA whose calculations helped fuel some of America’s greatest achievements in space. Soon to be a major motion picture starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monae, Kirsten Dunst, and Kevin Costner.
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 problem-solvers were a group of exceptionally talented African American women, some of the brightest minds of their generation. Originally relegated to teaching math in the South’s segregated public schools, they were called into service during the labor shortages of World War II, when America’s aeronautics industry was in dire need of anyone who had the right stuff. Suddenly, these overlooked math whizzes had a shot at jobs worthy of their skills, and they answered Uncle Sam’s call, moving to Hampton, Virginia and the fascinating, high-energy world of the Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory.
Even as Virginia’s Jim Crow laws required them to be segregated from their white counterparts, the women of Langley’s all-black “West Computing” group helped America achieve one of the things it desired most: a decisive victory over the Soviet Union in the Cold War, and complete domination of the heavens.
Starting in World War II and moving through to the Cold War, the Civil Rights Movement and the Space Race, Hidden Figures follows the interwoven accounts of Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson and Christine Darden, four African American women who participated in some of NASA’s greatest successes. It chronicles their careers over nearly three decades they faced challenges, forged alliances and used their intellect to change their own lives, and their country’s future.
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