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A Computer Called Katherine hardcover english - 28-Mar-2019
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A Computer Called Katherine hardcover english - 28-Mar-2019

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PublisherLittle
ISBN 100316435171
Book FormatHardcover
Book SubtitleHow Katherine Johnson Helped Put America On The Moon
About the AuthorSuzanne Slade (Author) Suzanne Slade holds a Mechanical Engineering degree and worked on NASA's Delta IV rockets. Her recent titles include The Inventor's Secret, Friends for Freedom, With Books and Bricks: How Booker T. Washington Built a School, and Climbing Lincoln's Steps. She lives in Illinois with her husband, and she invites you to visit her online at suzanneslade.com.
Publication Date28-Mar-2019
ISBN 139780316435178
AuthorSuzanne Slade
LanguageEnglish
Book DescriptionThe inspiring story of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson (the subject of the hit movie Hidden Figures). Katherine Johnson grew up during a time when women were not encouraged to excel in the fields of math and science, and when African-Americans were heavily discriminated against. But she was so good at math that she zoomed ahead of her elementary school classmates, attended a high school far away from home, and started college at age fourteen, taking difficult geometry classes taught just for her. She went on to become one of NASA's "computers who wore skirts," women who did calculations that helped the men engineers design flight plans and rockets. Katherine wasn't like other women. She asked lots and lots of questions, and she didn't stay out of design meetings that were previously just for men. She was so good at her job that she was asked to double check the calculations of a machine computer. Katherine made important contributions to the first flight into space, the first orbit of the Earth, and the first trip to the moon--and back--breaking barriers for African Americans and women everywhere. Author Suzanne Slade brings Katherine's story to life in this smartly written picture book biography, illustrated by debut artist Veronica Miller Jamison.
Parental Rating6 - 8 Years
Number of Pages40
Cart Total  89.00
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A Computer Called Katherine hardcover english - 28-Mar-2019
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