Hidden human computers : the black women of NASA

Hidden human computers the black women of NASA

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.--

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1. Verfasser: Edwards, Sue Bradford (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Harris, Duchess (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Minneapolis, Minnesota Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2017
Schriftenreihe:Hidden heroes
Schlagworte:
Women mathematicians / United States / Biography > African American mathematicians / Biography > African American women / Biography > Space race > Aerospace engineers / Juvenile literature > African American astronauts / Juvenile literature > Women astronauts / Juvenile literature
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Zusammenfassung: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.--
Edwards and Harris discuss the critical contributions black women made to NASA in the 1950s. They performed by hand the calculations that made it possible for the nation's astronauts to fly into space and return safely to Earth. Their efforts made it possible for young black women of subsequent generations to become the mathematicians and astrophysicists of today.--
NASA's secret -- Human computers -- Educating Black America -- Flight and fight -- Segregated science -- Challenging the space race -- Race, place, and outer space -- Science in space -- Hidden no more -- Timeline -- Essential facts
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 106-109) and index. - Zielgruppe - Interest age level: Ages 12-17
Beschreibung:112 Seiten
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24 cm
ISBN:9781680783872
1680783874