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Hidden Figures: The Untold Story of the African American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race
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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. Soon to be a major motion picture.
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 audiobook 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.
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 audiobook 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.
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ISBN9780008201289
PublisherWilliam Morrow
Publication Date12/31/16
Pages368
FormatHardback
LanguageEnglish
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3.0It's such an interesting topic! Those mathematicians were SO impressive and it's frustrating that gender and skin color were hindering them so much. Just imagine how far we would be if people of color and especially women had the same access to universities and recources as white men. But let's admit it: I'm never going to finish this book. The writing is very very detailed. So many people get introduced, so many colleges and events mentioned. It got so confusing, especially as only the last names where used. Lots of times I forgot who was male or female, or who was white and who was black. As a non-american it felt like I was missing vital background information about colleges and areas. Or I needed a chart about the people in the book, their gender, race and scientific backgrounds. I hate to say it but The Movie Was Better. It conveyed the emotions of the female scientists much better than this very dry book.
Dec 19, 2023
3.0It's such an interesting topic! Those mathematicians were SO impressive and it's frustrating that gender and skin color were hindering them so much. Just imagine how far we would be if people of color and especially women had the same access to universities and recources as white men. But let's admit it: I'm never going to finish this book. The writing is very very detailed. So many people get introduced, so many colleges and events mentioned. It got so confusing, especially as only the last names where used. Lots of times I forgot who was male or female, or who was white and who was black. As a non-american it felt like I was missing vital background information about colleges and areas. Or I needed a chart about the people in the book, their gender, race and scientific backgrounds. I hate to say it but The Movie Was Better. It conveyed the emotions of the female scientists much better than this very dry book.
Dec 19, 2023
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