The Resource Hidden human computers : the black women of NASA, by Sue Bradford Edwards and Duchess Harris and Duchess Harris, JDm PHD
Hidden human computers : the black women of NASA, by Sue Bradford Edwards and Duchess Harris and Duchess Harris, JDm PHD
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- Summary
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- 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.--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 112 pages
- Contents
-
- Hidden no more
- Timeline
- Essential facts
- 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
- Isbn
- 9781680783872
- Label
- Hidden human computers : the black women of NASA
- Title
- Hidden human computers
- Title remainder
- the black women of NASA
- Statement of responsibility
- by Sue Bradford Edwards and Duchess Harris and Duchess Harris, JDm PHD
- Title variation
- Black women of NASA
- Subject
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- African American astronauts
- trueAfrican American astronauts
- African American astronauts -- Juvenile literature
- African American mathematicians
- African American mathematicians -- Biography
- African American women
- trueAfrican American women
- trueAfrican American women -- Biography
- trueAfrican Americans -- Biography
- Biographies
- Biographies
- History
- Juvenile works
- Langley Research Center
- Langley Research Center -- History
- Langley Research Center, West Area Computing -- History
- trueRace relations
- trueRacism in employment
- trueRacism in politics and government
- trueSpace programs -- International competition
- trueSpace race
- Space race
- United States
- trueUnited States -- History -- 20th century
- United States, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- United States, National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Biography
- United States, National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- History
- trueWomen -- Biography
- Women astronauts
- trueWomen astronauts
- Women astronauts -- Juvenile literature
- trueWomen astronauts -- United States
- trueWomen engineers
- Women mathematicians
- trueWomen mathematicians
- Women mathematicians -- United States -- Biography
- Young adult literature
- African American women mathematicians
- Aerospace engineers
- trueAerospace engineers
- Aerospace engineers -- Juvenile literature
- Language
- eng
- Summary
-
- 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.--
- Assigning source
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- Source other than the Library of Congress
- Source other than the Library of Congress
- Biography type
- collective biography
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- 10566424
- Cataloging source
- YDX
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Edwards, Sue Bradford
- Dewey number
- 510.92/520973
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- portraits
- Index
- index present
- Intended audience
- Ages 12-17
- Interest level
- MG+
- LC call number
- QA27.5
- LC item number
- .E39 2017
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
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- 7
- 9
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Reading level
- 7.7
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Harris, Duchess
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Series statement
- Hidden heroes
- Study program name
- Accelerated Reader AR
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Langley Research Center
- United States
- Langley Research Center
- United States
- United States
- Langley Research Center
- United States
- Aerospace engineers
- African American astronauts
- Women astronauts
- Women mathematicians
- African American mathematicians
- African American women
- Space race
- African American women mathematicians
- Women engineers
- African American women
- Women astronauts
- African American astronauts
- Aerospace engineers
- Women
- African Americans
- Aerospace engineers
- African American astronauts
- African American mathematicians
- African American women
- Space race
- Women astronauts
- Women mathematicians
- United States
- Target audience
- adolescent
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- the black women of NASA
- Label
- Hidden human computers : the black women of NASA, by Sue Bradford Edwards and Duchess Harris and Duchess Harris, JDm PHD
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 106-109) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Hidden no more
- Timeline
- Essential facts
- 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
- Control code
- ocn958783188
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 112 pages
- Isbn
- 9781680783872
- Lccn
- 2016910293
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color), portraits (some color)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)958783188
- Label
- Hidden human computers : the black women of NASA, by Sue Bradford Edwards and Duchess Harris and Duchess Harris, JDm PHD
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 106-109) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Hidden no more
- Timeline
- Essential facts
- 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
- Control code
- ocn958783188
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 112 pages
- Isbn
- 9781680783872
- Lccn
- 2016910293
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color), portraits (some color)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)958783188
Subject
- African American astronauts
- trueAfrican American astronauts
- African American astronauts -- Juvenile literature
- African American mathematicians
- African American mathematicians -- Biography
- African American women
- trueAfrican American women
- trueAfrican American women -- Biography
- trueAfrican Americans -- Biography
- Biographies
- Biographies
- History
- Juvenile works
- Langley Research Center
- Langley Research Center -- History
- Langley Research Center, West Area Computing -- History
- trueRace relations
- trueRacism in employment
- trueRacism in politics and government
- trueSpace programs -- International competition
- trueSpace race
- Space race
- United States
- trueUnited States -- History -- 20th century
- United States, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- United States, National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Biography
- United States, National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- History
- trueWomen -- Biography
- Women astronauts
- trueWomen astronauts
- Women astronauts -- Juvenile literature
- trueWomen astronauts -- United States
- trueWomen engineers
- Women mathematicians
- trueWomen mathematicians
- Women mathematicians -- United States -- Biography
- Young adult literature
- African American women mathematicians
- Aerospace engineers
- trueAerospace engineers
- Aerospace engineers -- Juvenile literature
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