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Author:
Jina, Devika, author.
Title:
The extraordinary life of Katherine Johnson / written by Devika Jina ; illustrated by Maggie Cole.
Edition:
First American edition.
Publisher:
Kane Millera division of EDC Publishing,
Copyright Date:
2020
Description:
103 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Subject:
Johnson, Katherine G.--Juvenile literature.
Mathematicians--United States--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Physicists--United States--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Women mathematicians--United States--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
African American women--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Johnson, Katherine G.
African American women.
Mathematicians.
Physicists.
Women mathematicians.
United States.
Biographies.
Juvenile works.
Biographies.
Other Authors:
Cole, Maggie, illustrator.
Notes:
"Original edition first published by Penguin Books Ltd, London." Includes index.
Summary:
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.
ISBN:
1684640741
9781684640744
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1159035225
Locations:
REPC017 -- Greenfield Public Library (Greenfield)
YMPD532 -- Monticello Public Library (Monticello)
BNPD611 -- Winterset Public Library (Winterset)

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