Hidden figures : the untold story of the African American women who helped win the space race
Margot Lee Shetterly
Bok Engelsk 2017 · Biografier
| Utgitt | London : William Collins , 2017
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| Omfang | XVIII, 346 s.
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| Opplysninger | Har bibliografi, noter, register. - 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 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 'coloured 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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| Emner | United States. . National Aeronautics and Space Administration - Officials and employees
NASA USA. NASA African American mathematicians Vis mer... African American women
Space race. Women mathematicians - United States kvinner, NASA, svarte, matematikere Baneberegninger : (NoOU)REAL008409 Kvinner : (NoOU)REAL013443 Romfart : (NoOU)REAL013499 Matematikarar - Svarte kvinner - Biografi - USA Matematikere - Svarte kvinner - Biografi - USA Romfart(teknikk) - Historie - USA |
| Sjanger | Biografier : (NoOU)REAL030117. - Biografisk
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| Dewey | 510.92/520973 . - 510.92
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| ISBN | 978-0-00-820132-6(h.) : Nkr 120.00
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Hidden figures : the untold story of the African American women who helped win the space race
Margot Lee Shetterly
Bok · Engelsk · 2016
Margot Lee Shetterly
Bok · Engelsk · 2016
