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Author:
Head, Deirdre.
Title:
Dorothy Vaughan : NASA's leading human computer / by Deirdre R.J. Head.
Publisher:
Capstone Press,
Copyright Date:
c2021
Description:
48 p. : ill. (some col.), map ; 24 cm.
Subject:
Vaughan, Dorothy,--1910-2008--Juvenile literature.
United States.--National Aeronautics and Space Administration--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
African American women mathematicians--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Women mathematicians--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
African American women--Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Notes:
Includes chronologies. Includes glossary. Includes bibliographical references (p. 47) and index.
Contents:
Before reaching the stars -- Looking for work -- Using math to fly -- Being a hidden figure.
Summary:
"In 1949, Dorothy Vaughan became the first African American woman to lead a team at NASA's Langley Research Center. Her work as a mathematician was an important part of helping the United States explore space. Learn more about Vaughan's life as a famous mathematician!"--Provided by the publisher.
Series:
Movers, shakers, & history makers
ISBN:
1496688198
9781496688194
149668477X
9781496684776
LCCN:
2020001049
Locations:
YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

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