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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

2018-05-08 Juvenile Nonfiction
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Release : 2018-05-08
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
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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."

Hidden Heroes: The Human Computers of NASA

2018-12-15 Juvenile Nonfiction
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Release : 2018-12-15
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
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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 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.

Reaching for the Moon

2020-05-05 Juvenile Nonfiction
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Release : 2020-05-05
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Book Synopsis Reaching for the Moon by : Katherine Johnson

Download or read book Reaching for the Moon written by Katherine Johnson. This book was released on 2020-05-05. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This rich volume is a national treasure.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “Captivating, informative, and inspiring…Easy to follow and hard to put down.” —School Library Journal (starred review) The inspiring autobiography of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, who helped launch Apollo 11. As a young girl, Katherine Johnson showed an exceptional aptitude for math. In school she quickly skipped ahead several grades and was soon studying complex equations with the support of a professor who saw great promise in her. But ability and opportunity did not always go hand in hand. As an African American and a girl growing up in an era of brutal racism and sexism, Katherine faced daily challenges. Still, she lived her life with her father’s words in mind: “You are no better than anyone else, and nobody else is better than you.” In the early 1950s, Katherine was thrilled to join the organization that would become NASA. She worked on many of NASA’s biggest projects including the Apollo 11 mission that landed the first men on the moon. Katherine Johnson’s story was made famous in the bestselling book and Oscar-nominated film Hidden Figures. Now in Reaching for the Moon she tells her own story for the first time, in a lively autobiography that will inspire young readers everywhere.

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