Hidden figures : the American dream and the untold story of the Black women mathematicians who helped win the space race
Record details
- ISBN: 0062363603
- ISBN: 9780062363602
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Physical Description:
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xviii, 349 pages ; 21 cm - Edition: First William Morrow movie tie-in trade paperback edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2016.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Includes reading group guide (pages 347-349). |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-328) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Author's note -- Prologue. -- 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. -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Reading group guide. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | QA 27.5 .L44 2016 | 30775305521792 | General Collection | Available | - |