Hidden figures : the American dream and the untold story of the Black women mathematicians who helped win the space race / Margot Lee Shetterly.

Author: Shetterly, Margot Lee.

Edition Statement:First edition.

Imprint:New York, NY : William Morrow, [2016].

Descriptionxviii, 346 pages ; 24 cm

Note:A door opens -- Mobilization -- Past is prologue -- The double V -- Manifest destiny -- War birds -- The duration -- Those who move forward -- Breaking barriers -- Home by the sea -- The area rule -- Serendipity -- Turbulence -- Angle of attack -- Young, gifted, and black -- What a difference a day makes -- Outer space -- With all deliberate speed -- Model behavior -- Degrees of freedom -- Out of the past, the future -- America is for everybody -- To boldly go.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages [319]-328) and index.

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