"Uncovering the Triumphant Tale of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Aided the U.S. in Winning the Space Race: Hidden Figures and the American Dream"

Non-Fiction Unlock the inspiring untold story of the Black women mathematicians who helped America win the Space Race in Margot Lee Shetterly’s “Hidden Figures”. This non-fiction book is one of the best Astronautics & Space Flight titles available, boasting an impressive binding and pages quality that makes it easy to read and understand. Discover the incredible power of the American Dream in this remarkable tale.

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Margot Lee Shetterly's book, Hidden Figures, tells the inspiring story of the African-American women mathematicians who helped the United States win the Space Race. These brave women overcame obstacles of racism and sexism to pursue their dreams, achieving the American Dream and making an invaluable contribution to the history of science and technology. This untold story is now available to be shared with the world.
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  • Best Sellers Rank: #249 in Women in History#378 in Black & African American Biographies#1,065 in Women's Biographies
  • Black & African American Biographies: Black & African American Biographies
  • Publisher ‏ ‎: William Morrow; First Edition
  • Women's Biographies: Women's Biographies
  • Customer Reviews: 4.4/5 stars of 13,025 ratings
  • ISBN-13 ‏ ‎: 978-0062363596
  • ISBN-10 ‏ ‎: 006236359X
  • Language ‏ ‎: English
  • Women in History: Women in History
  • Dimensions ‏ ‎: 6 x 1.17 x 9 inches
  • Hardcover ‏ ‎: 368 pages
  • Item Weight ‏ ‎: 1.31 pounds
  • Lexile measure ‏ ‎: 1350L

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Francesca Miglietta: Storia vera. Meraviglioso.

Italy on Sep 09, 2023

Karen Tips: Excellent account of an important group of very intelligent and unique women who contributed to the space program.

Germany on Aug 29, 2023

Probir Sengupta: A fine book. It is the basis for the fine Hidden Figures Movie, which you should certainly watch if you get a chance

India on Aug 07, 2023

andrea: ho comprato il libro dopo avere visto il film in tv. mi aspettavo di ritrovare il film per intero, invece il libro ha un respiro molto più ampio. non c'è nessun dialogo ma è come un racconto della lotta della gente di colore in america per il riconoscimento dei propri diritti. mi è piaciuto anche se è stato più impegnativo di quanto credessi

Italy on Jul 10, 2023

Me gustan los gatos y el chocolateMe gustan los gatos y el chocolate: The media could not be loaded.  Hace unos meses adquirí este audiolibro en inglés de Hidden Figures y me ha encantado. Vi la película antes de escuchar el audiolibro y es muchísimo mejor el audiolibro. Mucho más profundidad en la historia y una mayor cantidad de detalles. El motivo de la compra fue refrescar mi oído en inglés, que hacía tiempo que no le dedicaba tiempo a mantener el idioma.

Este audiolibro viene en una funda de CD como la de cualquier película. Tiene un bonito diseño exterior y el CD de audio también es de muy buena calidad. Quizás he echado en falta algún tipo de panfleto o mini guía en su interior con información o curiosidades de la historia o del audiolibro.

El audiolibro es muy largo, por lo que pasarás un montón de horas entretenido. Concretamente, la narración dura casi 11 horas. Hay que tener presente que la narración es del libro íntegro, por lo que no encontraremos resúmenes de la historia o fragmentos faltantes.

Algo que es muy importante en un audiolibro (sobre todo, si es en un idioma extranjero) es la voz del narrador o narradora. En este caso, la narradora es Robin Miles. Ya había escuchado su voz en...

Spain on May 07, 2022

Lora S.: The women of this book, black and white, were never actually ‘hidden.’ There was no conspiracy to cover up the fact that they had worked at the laboratory or the other entities that it morphed into over the years. But as is the case with lower level employees of almost any organization, no great fanfare was made about them either. So, we owe Margot Lee Shetterly for unearthing their story and sharing it with us.

In 1943 the Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory was suffering from a shortage of qualified personnel to fill such positions as Junior Physicist, Mathematician, and Assistant Computer. The demands of the military for young men for World War II took up so many young men that the people in charge of the laboratory found themselves looking for women – even black women – who could do these jobs.

In those days a ‘computer’ was a person who operated a calculating machine (an older, clunkier and mostly mechanical version of a calculator) to perform the calculations needed to make sense of the research being done at the laboratory.

In 1943 they began to hire some exceptionally talented and mathematically inclined black women. Many of these...

United States on Feb 20, 2019

Laura's Reviews: Hidden Figures is the book I have been waiting for. As a woman engineer that has often been the only woman in the room, it was inspiring to read about women in the past who persevered to have the careers they dreamed of in the mathematics and engineering fields. I never knew that women were behind the calculations that put Americans on the moon and helped develop better aircraft during and after WWII.

Hidden Figures tells the story of many women, but focuses on Dorothy Vaughan, Katherine Groble Johnson, and Mary Jackson. During WWII, Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory was faced with a problem – how could they get enough mathematicians and human “computers” to do the calculations necessary to get state of the art aircraft designed for the war effort? They decided to start advertising at colleges for mathematicians including all black colleges. They hired a number of highly qualified women with great mathematical skills who put in their all to make both the war effort and space program a success. While doing so, they also helped to bring their families a better life.

I’ve honestly struggled with this book review. I could write a multi-page review and go...

United States on Jan 27, 2017



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Best Sellers Rank #249 in Women in History#378 in Black & African American Biographies#1,065 in Women's Biographies #49 in Aeronautics & Astronautics #176 in Scientist Biographies#543 in Entrepreneurship #11 in Aeronautics & Astronautics #40 in Engineering Patents & Inventions#44 in Biographies of Scientists
Black & African American Biographies Black & African American Biographies
Publisher ‏ ‎ William Morrow; First Edition William Morrow; First Edition William Morrow
Women's Biographies Women's Biographies
Customer Reviews 4.4/5 stars of 13,025 ratings 4.8/5 stars of 3,222 ratings 4.8/5 stars of 3,222 ratings
ISBN-13 ‏ ‎ 978-0062363596 978-0062979971
ISBN-10 ‏ ‎ 006236359X 0062979973
Language ‏ ‎ English English English
Women in History Women in History
Dimensions ‏ ‎ 6 x 1.17 x 9 inches 6 x 0.97 x 9 inches
Hardcover ‏ ‎ 368 pages 288 pages
Item Weight ‏ ‎ 1.31 pounds 1.42 pounds
Lexile measure ‏ ‎ 1350L
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