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Hidden Heroes: The Human Computers of NASA

2018-12-15 Juvenile Nonfiction
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Release : 2018-12-15
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Book Synopsis Hidden Heroes: The Human Computers of NASA by : Duchess Harris

Download or read book Hidden Heroes: The Human Computers of NASA written by Duchess Harris. This book was released on 2018-12-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1950s, NASA relied on human computers. These skilled women did calculations by hand. While astronauts and their accomplishments were well known, human computers often worked behind the scenes. Hidden Heroes: The Human Computers of NASA explores the legacy of NASA's human computers. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Hidden Human Computers: The Black Women of NASA

2017-01-01 Juvenile Nonfiction
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Release : 2017-01-01
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Book Synopsis Hidden Human Computers: The Black Women of NASA by : Sue Bradford Edwards

Download or read book Hidden Human Computers: The Black Women of NASA written by Sue Bradford Edwards. This book was released on 2017-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hidden Human Computers discusses how in the 1950s, black women made critical contributions to NASA by performing calculations that made it possible for the nation's astronauts to fly into space and return safely to Earth. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Hidden Figures

2018 African American mathematicians
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Release : 2018
Genre : African American mathematicians
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Book Synopsis Hidden Figures by : Margot Lee Shetterly

Download or read book Hidden Figures written by Margot Lee Shetterly. This book was released on 2018. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Starting in World War II and moving through to the Cold War, the civil rights movement, and the space race, [this book] 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"--Back cover.

Hidden Figures

2018-05-08 Juvenile Nonfiction
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Release : 2018-05-08
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Book Synopsis Hidden Figures by : Margot Lee Shetterly

Download or read book Hidden Figures written by Margot Lee Shetterly. This book was released on 2018-05-08. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the New York Times bestselling book and the Academy Award–nominated movie, author Margot Lee Shetterly and Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Award winner Laura Freeman bring the incredibly inspiring true story of four black women who helped NASA launch men into space to picture book readers! Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden were good at math…really good. They participated in some of NASA's greatest successes, like providing the calculations for America's first journeys into space. And they did so during a time when being black and a woman limited what they could do. But they worked hard. They persisted. And they used their genius minds to change the world. In this beautifully illustrated picture book edition, we explore the story of four female African American mathematicians at NASA, known as "colored computers," and how they overcame gender and racial barriers to succeed in a highly challenging STEM-based career. "Finally, the extraordinary lives of four African American women who helped NASA put the first men in space is available for picture book readers," proclaims Brightly in their article "18 Must-Read Picture Books of 2018." "Will inspire girls and boys alike to love math, believe in themselves, and reach for the stars."

Counting the Stars

2019-10-08 Juvenile Nonfiction
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Release : 2019-10-08
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Book Synopsis Counting the Stars by : Lesa Cline-Ransome

Download or read book Counting the Stars written by Lesa Cline-Ransome. This book was released on 2019-10-08. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A detail-rich picture book.” —Kirkus Reviews “Straightforward and inviting.” —School Library Journal From award-winning author Lesa Cline-Ransome and acclaimed illustrator Raúl Colón comes the sensitive, informative, and inspiring picture book biography of the remarkable mathematician Katherine Johnson, one of the NASA “human computers” whose work was critical to the first US space launch. Before John Glenn orbited the Earth or astronauts walked on the moon, a group of dedicated female mathematicians known as “human computers” used their knowledge, pencils, adding machines, and writing paper to calculate the orbital mechanics needed to launch spacecraft. Katherine Johnson was one of these mathematicians who used trajectories and complex equations to chart the space program. Even as Virginia’s Jim Crow laws were in place in the early 1950s, Katherine worked analyzing data at the NACA (later NASA) Langley laboratory. In 1962, as NASA prepared for the orbital mission of John Glenn, Katherine Johnson was called upon and John Glenn said “get the girl” (Katherine Johnson) to run the numbers by hand to chart the complexity of the orbital flight. He knew that his flight couldn’t work without her unique skills. President Barack Obama awarded Katherine Johnson the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015 and her incredible life inspired the Oscar-nominated film Hidden Figures. Get to know this incredible and inspirational woman with this beautifully illustrated picture book from an award-winning duo.

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