Hidden figures young readers' editon : the untold true story of four African-American women who helped launch our nation into space
(Audiobook CD)
Author
Contributors
Turpin, Bahni, narrator.
Published
[Ashland, Orgeon] : Blackstone ;, [2016].
Format
Audiobook CD
Edition
Young readers' edition., Unabridged.
Status
Port Angeles - J Talking Books
J AUDBK 510.9252 SHETTER
1 available
J AUDBK 510.9252 SHETTER
1 available
Sequim - J Talking Books
J AUDBK 510.9252 SHETTER
1 available
J AUDBK 510.9252 SHETTER
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Port Angeles - J Talking Books | J AUDBK 510.9252 SHETTER | Available |
Sequim - J Talking Books | J AUDBK 510.9252 SHETTER | Available |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
African American mathematicians -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African American women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Children's audiobooks.
Space race -- Juvenile literature.
United States. -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Officials and employees -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women mathematicians -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African American women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Children's audiobooks.
Space race -- Juvenile literature.
United States. -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Officials and employees -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women mathematicians -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Published
[Ashland, Orgeon] : Blackstone ;, [2016].
Edition
Young readers' edition., Unabridged.
Physical Desc
4 audio discs (4 hr. 15 min.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in + 1 computer disc (PDF ; 4 3/4 in.)
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Title from disc label.
Participants/Performers
Read by Bahni Turpin.
Description
This edition of Margot Lee Shetterly’s acclaimed book is perfect for young readers. It is the powerful story of four African-American female mathematicians at NASA who helped achieve some of the greatest moments in our space program. Before John Glenn orbited the earth, or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of dedicated female mathematicians known as “human computers” used pencils, slide rules, and adding machines to calculate the numbers that would launch rockets, and astronauts, into space. This book brings to life the stories of Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden, who lived through the Civil Rights era, the Space Race, the Cold War, and the movement for gender equality, and whose work forever changed the face of NASA and the country.