Margot Lee Shetterly | Biography, American History, and Science & Technology

Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly

Name: Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly
Brand: Fehmerling Books
SKU: 9780062363596
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Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly

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A Margot Lee Shetterly Civil Rights & NASA Space Race History of Black Women Mathematicians

Before Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of brilliant Black female mathematicians at NASA calculated the orbital trajectories that made American spaceflight possible. Journalist Margot Lee Shetterly uncovers the extraordinary true story of Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden as they broke racial and gender barriers during the Jim Crow era.

Working at Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory in Virginia, these human "computers" calculated flight paths for John Glenn's historic orbit and Project Apollo. Shetterly illuminates their pivotal contributions to American STEM and the Civil Rights movement.

Why You’ll Love This Book

Margot Lee Shetterly weaves rigorous archival research, Space Race history, and social commentary. An inspiring, essential work of American history for readers interested in women in science, NASA, and civil rights.

Edition & Specifications

Publisher: William Morrow

Pages: 368

Format: Hardcover

Publication Date: 2016

ISBN: 9780062363596

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