Hidden figures : the American dream and the untold story of the Black women mathematicians who helped win the space race
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First William Morrow movie tie-in trade paperback edition.
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xviii, 349 pages ; 21 cm
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Adult Nonfiction / SCIENCES & TECHNOLOGY
510.9252 / LEE S, M / hidden f
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First William Morrow movie tie-in trade paperback edition.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-328) and index.
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"Starting in World War II and moving through to the Cold War, the civil rights movement, and the space race, [this book] follows the interwoven accounts of Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden, four African American women who participated in some of NASA's greatest successes. It chronicles their careers over nearly three decades they faced challenges, forged alliances, and used their intellect to change their own lives, and their country's future"--Back cover.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Lee Shetterly, M. Hidden figures: the American dream and the untold story of the Black women mathematicians who helped win the space race (First William Morrow movie tie-in trade paperback edition.).

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Lee Shetterly, Margot. Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race. .

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Lee Shetterly, Margot. Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race .

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Lee Shetterly, Margot. Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race First William Morrow movie tie-in trade paperback edition.,

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