Hidden Figures
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Oscar Nominated For Best Picture and Best Adapted ScreenplaySet amid the civil rights movement, the never-before-told true story of NASA's African-American female mathematicians who played a crucial role in America's space program.Before Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of professionals worked as 'Human Computers', calculating the flight paths that would enable these historic achievements. Among these were a coterie of bright, talented African-American women. Segregated from their white counterparts, these 'colored computers' used pencil and paper to write the equations that would launch rockets, and astronauts, into space.Moving from World War II through NASA's golden age, touching on the civil rights era, the Space Race, the Cold War, and the women's rights movement, Hidden Figures interweaves a rich history of mankind's greatest adventure with the intimate stories of five courageous women whose work forever changed the world.
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It'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.
Description
Oscar Nominated For Best Picture and Best Adapted ScreenplaySet amid the civil rights movement, the never-before-told true story of NASA's African-American female mathematicians who played a crucial role in America's space program.Before Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of professionals worked as 'Human Computers', calculating the flight paths that would enable these historic achievements. Among these were a coterie of bright, talented African-American women. Segregated from their white counterparts, these 'colored computers' used pencil and paper to write the equations that would launch rockets, and astronauts, into space.Moving from World War II through NASA's golden age, touching on the civil rights era, the Space Race, the Cold War, and the women's rights movement, Hidden Figures interweaves a rich history of mankind's greatest adventure with the intimate stories of five courageous women whose work forever changed the world.
Book Information
Posts
It'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.