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Hidden heroes : the human computers of NASA
- Title
- Hidden heroes : the human computers of NASA / by Duchess Harris, JD, PhD with Rebecca Powell.
- Author
- Harris, Duchess
- Publication
- Minneapolis, Minnesota : Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing, [2019]
- ©2019
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- Description
- 48 pages : illustrations (some color); 24 cm.
- Summary
- In the 1950s, NASA relied on human computers. These skilled women did calculations by hand. While astronauts and their accomplishments were well known, human computers often worked behind the scenes. Hidden Heroes: The Human Computers of NASA explores the legacy of NASA's human computers.
- Series Statement
- Freedom's promise
- Harris, Duchess. Freedom's promise.
- Subjects
- United States
- United States > National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Women mathematicians
- Aerospace engineers
- Employees
- Human computation > Juvenile literature
- United States > National Aeronautics and Space Administration > Officials and employees > Juvenile literature
- Juvenile works
- History
- Black author
- Women mathematicians > United States > Juvenile literature
- Aerospace engineers > United States > Juvenile literature
- African American women mathematicians > Juvenile literature
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Juvenile works.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- A letter from Duchess -- NASA's secret weapon -- The path to NASA -- Working at NASA -- Trailblazers -- Fast facts -- Stop and think -- Glossary -- Online resources -- Learn more -- About the authors -- Index
- Call Number
- Sc E 20-633
- ISBN
- 9781532117701
- 1532117701
- LCCN
- 2018949708
- OCLC
- 1050621994
- Author
- Harris, Duchess, author.
- Title
- Hidden heroes : the human computers of NASA / by Duchess Harris, JD, PhD with Rebecca Powell.
- Publisher
- Minneapolis, Minnesota : Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing, [2019]
- Copyright Date
- ©2019
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Freedom's promiseHarris, Duchess. Freedom's promise.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Subject
- Black author.
- Added Author
- Rowell, Rebecca, author.Schomburg Children's Collection.
- Research Call Number
- Sc E 20-633