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Author:

Maurer, Richard, 1950- author.

Title:

The woman in the moon : how Margaret Hamilton helped fly the first astronauts to the moon / Richard Maurer.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Roaring Brook Press,

Copyright Date:

2023

Description:

xvii, 254 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Hamilton, Margaret Heafield,--1936---Juvenile literature.
Computer software developers--United States--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Computer programmers--United States--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Women scientists--United States--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Project Apollo (U.S.)--History--Juvenile literature.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-247) and index.

Summary:

"A stunning and intimate biography of Margaret Hamilton, the computer engineer who helped Apollo 11 and mankind get from the Earth to the moon. First-hand accounts, exclusive interviews with the legendary Margaret Hamilton, and detailed science populate the pages of this remarkable biography. In 1969, mankind successfully left our atmosphere and landed on the moon. It took countless hours of calculations, training, wonder, and sacrifice from all of the men and women who worked hard to make that landing. One of those people was Margaret Hamilton. A young computer engineer, Hamilton was hired to develop the completely new software used in the groundbreaking Apollo Space Program. Soon she became the lead engineer, one of the few women in the almost entirely male-dominated profession. But it wasn't always easy. In The Woman in the Moon, science-writer and journalist Richard Maurer (Destination Moon, 2019) dives deep into the backstory of this extraordinary woman. With first-hand interviews and access to primary sources, this striking biography perfectly captures the exciting atmosphere of the Space Race and the inspiring figure of Margaret Hamilton"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1626728569
9781626728561

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1372137356

LCCN:

2022029750

Locations:

RZPE145 -- Carroll Public Library (Carroll)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

OJPC027 -- Corning Public Library (Corning) — J 005.109 MAU

TDPH826 -- Davenport Public Library (Davenport)

SIPD314 -- James Kennedy Public Library (Dyersville)

FLPB224 -- Garnavillo Public Library (Garnavillo)

SCPC074 -- Hudson Public Library (Hudson)

ZUPD675 -- Onawa Public Library (Onawa)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)

SMPE094 -- Waverly Public Library (Waverly)

KLPC566 -- West Point Public Library (West Point)

TBPD706 -- Wilton Public Library (Wilton)