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Hidden Human Computers: The Black Women of Nasa (Hidden Heroes)

By Ph.D. Harris , Sue Bradford Edwards , Duchess

Book information

Publisher
Essential Library
Year
2017
ISBN
1680783874, 9781680783872
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
11 MB (11257985 bytes)
Edition
Illustrated
Pages
112\115
Time added
2022-10-04 17:35:19

Description

Hidden Human Computers discusses how in the 1950s, black women made critical contributions to NASA by performing calculations that made it possible for the nation's astronauts to fly into space and return safely to Earth. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO. Cover Title Page Credits Contents Chapter One: NASA's Secret Chapter Two: Human Computers Chapter Three: Educating Black America Chapter Four: Flight and Fight Chapter Five: Segregated Science Chapter Six: Challenging the Space Race Chapter Seven: Race, Place, and Outer Space Chapter Eight: Science in Space Chapter Nine: Hidden No More Timeline Essential Facts Glossary Addtional Resources Source Notes Index About the Authors

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