Hidden figures : the untold story of the African American women who helped win the space race
Shetterly, Margot Lee2017
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Set 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 programme.
Main title:
Hidden figures : the untold story of the African American women who helped win the space race / Margot Lee Shetterly.
Author:
Imprint:
London : William Collins, 2017.London : William Collins, 2017.
Collation:
xviii, 346 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2016.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780008201326 (pbk)
Dewey class:
510.9252
Language:
English
Subject:
Women mathematicians -- United States -- BiographyAfrican American women -- BiographyAfrican American mathematicians -- BiographyUnited States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Officials and employees -- BiographySpace raceBiographyUnited States of America, USALater 20th century c 1950 to c 1999Biography & non-fiction proseTrue stories of heroism, endurance & survivalGeneral & world history
BRN:
1686012