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Found 2 from your keywords: subject="Women mathematicians"
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A computer called Katherine : how Katherine Johnson helped put America on the…
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Suzanne SladeVeronica Miller Jamison

This book tells the inspiring true story of mathematician Katherine Johnson – made famous by the award-winning film Hidden Figures – who counted and computed her way to NASA and helped put a man on the Moon. Katherine knew it was wrong that African Americans didn’t have the same rights as others – as wrong as 5+5=12. She knew it was wrong that people thought women could only be teachers…

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9780316435178
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34 pages : illustration ; 26 cm
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510.92 SLA
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Counting on Katherine
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Helaine BeckerDow Phumiruk

The bold story of Katherine Johnson, an African-American mathematician who worked for NASA during the space race and was depicted in the film Hidden Figures. You've likely heard of the historic Apollo 13 moon landing. But do you know about the mathematical genius who made sure that Apollo 13 returned safely home? As a child, Katherine Johnson loved to count. She counted the steps on the roa…

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ISBN/ISSN
9781250137524
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36 pages : illustration ; 28 cm
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925 BEC