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Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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"You've likely heard of the historic Apollo 13 [mission. 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 road, the number of dishes and spoons she washed in the kitchen sink, everything! Boundless, curious, and excited by calculations, young Katherine longed to know as much as she could about math, about the universe. From Katherine's...
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English
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"Katherine knew it was wrong that African Americans didn't have the same rights as others...She knew it was wrong that people thought women could only be teachers or nurses...And she proved everyone wrong by zooming ahead of her classmates, starting college at fifteen, and eventually joining NASA, where her calculations helped pioneer America's first manned flight into space, its first manned orbit of Earth, and the world's first trip to the moon!"...
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"The inspiring autobiography of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, who helped launch Apollo 11"--
"As a young girl, Katherine Johnson showed an exceptional aptitude for math. In school she quickly skipped ahead several grades and was soon studying complex equations with the support of a professor who saw great promise in her. But ability and opportunity did not always go hand in hand. As an African American and a girl growing up in an era of brutal...
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Publisher
Kane Miller, a division of EDC Publishing
Language
English
Description
In 1969 history was made when the first humans stepped on the moon. Back on earth, one woman was running the numbers that ensured they got there and back in one piece. As a child, Katherine Johnson loved maths. She went on to be one of the most important people in the history of space travel. Discover her incredible life story in this beautifully illustrated book complete with narrative biography, timelines and facts.
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Meet Katherine Johnson, a brilliant mathematician who worked at NASA in the early 1950s until retiring in 1986. Katherine's unparalleled calculations (done by hand) helped plan the trajectories for NASA's Mercury and Apollo missions (including the Apollo 11 moon landing). She is said to be one of the greatest American minds of all time.
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