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New York, NY : William Morrow, [2016].
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First edition.
ISBN:
9780062363596, 006236359X, 9780062363602, 0062363603, 9780062466440, 0062466445, 0062798952 (ill. ed.), 9780062798954 (ill. ed.)
Physical Desc:
xviii, 346 pages ; 24 cm
Accelerated Reader:
IL: UG - BL: 9.7 - AR Points: 18
Lexile measure:
1350L
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"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"--Publisher's description.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-328) and index.
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. 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"--Publisher's description.
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Shetterly, M. L. (2016). Hidden figures: the American dream and the untold story of the Black women mathematicians who helped win the space race. First edition. New York, NY, William Morrow.

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Shetterly, Margot Lee. 2016. Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race. New York, NY, William Morrow.

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Shetterly, Margot Lee, Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race. New York, NY, William Morrow, 2016.

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Shetterly, Margot Lee. Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race. First edition. New York, NY, William Morrow, 2016.

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989 |1 .i137532143 |b 190801917146 |d aigci |g - |m  |h 1 |x 0 |t 0 |i 2 |j 333 |k 210501 |n 01-21-2023 18:08 |o - |a QA27.5 |r .L44 2016
994 |a 92 |b RV$
995 |a Loaded with m2btab.ltiac in 2023.01
995 |a Loaded with m2btab.ltiac in 2019.03
99500 |a OCLC offline update by SD51 and loaded with m2btab.b in 2019.02
995 |a Loaded with m2btab.ltiac in 2018.03
995 |a Loaded with m2btab.ltiac in 2018.01
995 |a Loaded with m2btab.b in 2017.09
995 |a Loaded with m2btab.b in 2017.09
995 |a Loaded with m2btab.ltiac in 2017.09
995 |a Loaded with m2btab.b in 2017.08
995 |a Loaded with m2btab.b in 2017.03
995 |a Loaded with m2btab.ing in 2016
995 |a Loaded with m2btab.b in 2016
995 |a Loaded with m2btab.b in 2016
995 |a Loaded with m2btab.ing in 2016
995 |a Loaded with m2btab.b in 2016
995 |a Loaded with m2btab.ing in 2016
995 |a Loaded with m2btab.acq2 in 2016
995 |a Loaded with m2btab.click in 2016
995 |a Loaded with m2btab.click in 2016
995 |a Loaded with m2btab.click in 2016
995 |a Loaded with m2btab.click in 2016
995 |a Loaded with m2btab.click in 2016
995 |a Loaded with m2btab.click in 2016
995 |a Loaded with m2btab.click in 2017.02
995 |a Initial Lake County load m2btab.test019 in 2018.10
995 |a Initial Lake County load m2btab.test019 in 2018.10
995 |a Initial Bemis load m2btab.test019 in 2019.02
995 |a Initial Bemis load m2btab.test019 in 2019.02
995 |a Loaded with m2btab.migrate 2020.12
995 |a Loaded with m2btab.migrate in 2021.04
998 |e - |f eng |a ai |a as |a be |a cm |a cmg |a cml |a cu |a d |a ep |a ev |a eva |a eve |a gc |a gcg |a gcn |a gcp |a gr |a grg |a gu |a guc |a gug |a lc |a mp |a mpm |a mv |a mvfh |a mvfm |a mvgm |a pc |a pr |a sr |a ss |a ssb |a su |a sub |a sus |a tl |a tlw |a vl