Hidden human computers : the black women of NASA
(Book - Regular Print)
Author
Contributors
Harris, Duchess, author,
Published
Minneapolis, Minnesota : Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing, [2017].
Physical Desc
112 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits (some color) ; 24 cm.
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Published
Minneapolis, Minnesota : Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing, [2017].
Format
Book - Regular Print
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
MG+
Level 7.7, 3 Points
Level 7.7, 3 Points
Lexile measure
1080
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 106-109) and index.
Description
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.--,Source other than the Library of Congress.
Description
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.--,Source other than the Library of Congress.
Target Audience
Ages 12-17.
Target Audience
1080 L,Lexile
Target Audience
1080L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,MG+,7.7,3.0,187975.
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Lincoln Elementary School Library - Nonfiction Books | 629.45 EDW | Find It Now |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Aerospace engineers -- Juvenile literature.
African American astronauts -- Juvenile literature.
African American mathematicians -- Biography.
African American women -- Biography.
Biographies.
Langley Research Center. -- West Area Computing -- History.
Space race.
Women astronauts -- Juvenile literature.
Women mathematicians -- United States -- Biography.
African American astronauts -- Juvenile literature.
African American mathematicians -- Biography.
African American women -- Biography.
Biographies.
Langley Research Center. -- West Area Computing -- History.
Space race.
Women astronauts -- Juvenile literature.
Women mathematicians -- United States -- Biography.
Other Subjects
Aerospace engineers.
African American astronauts.
African American women mathematicians.
African American women.
African Americans -- Biography.
United States. -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Biography.
United States. -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- History.
Women -- Biography.
Women astronauts.
Women engineers.
African American astronauts.
African American women mathematicians.
African American women.
African Americans -- Biography.
United States. -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Biography.
United States. -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- History.
Women -- Biography.
Women astronauts.
Women engineers.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Edwards, S. B., & Harris, D. (2017). Hidden human computers: the black women of NASA . Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Edwards, Sue Bradford and Duchess, Harris. 2017. Hidden Human Computers: The Black Women of NASA. Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Edwards, Sue Bradford and Duchess, Harris. Hidden Human Computers: The Black Women of NASA Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Edwards, Sue Bradford,, and Duchess Harris. Hidden Human Computers: The Black Women of NASA Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing, 2017.
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