A computer called Katherine : how Katherine Johnson helped put America on the moon / written by Suzanne Slade ; illustrated by Veronica Miller Jamison.
Publisher:
LittleBrown and Company,
Copyright Date:
2019
Description:
1 online resource (34 unnumbered pages) : color illustrations
Provides an illustrated biography of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, an African American woman who pioneered the way for women to join men in engineering and math-based jobs, eventually becoming indispensable to the NASA space program. Includes extensive backmatter.
Indexed by:
Booklist, 2/1/2019 Horn Book Guide, 10/2019 Kirkus Reviews Starred, 12/1/2018 Publishers Weekly, 1/7/2019 School Library Connection, 5/2019 School Library Journal, 1/2019
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.