Hidden figures : the American dream and the untold story of the Black women mathematicians who helped win the space race
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Published
New York, NY : Harper Luxe, [2016].
Format
Large Print
Edition
First Harper Luxe edition.
ISBN
9780062466440, 0062466445
Physical Desc
xxiv, 543 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.7 - AR Pts: 18
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Orcutt Library - Adult Non-Fiction - Large Print | 510.9252 | On Shelf |
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Published
New York, NY : Harper Luxe, [2016].
Edition
First Harper Luxe edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780062466440, 0062466445
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 9.7, 18 Points
Level 9.7, 18 Points
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [525]-543)
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."--,adapted from publisher website.
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Accelerated Reader AR,UG,9.7,18.0,187010.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
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 Harper Luxe edition.). Harper Luxe.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Shetterly, Margot Lee. 2016. Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race. Harper Luxe.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Shetterly, Margot Lee. Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race Harper Luxe, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Shetterly, Margot Lee. Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race First Harper Luxe edition., Harper Luxe, 2016.
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