Hidden women : the African-American mathematicians of NASA who helped America win the space race / by Rebecca Rissman ; consultants Elizabeth S.S. Smith, Sarah Shull, Danielle DeVoy.

• Get the girl -- The space race -- Running numbers -- A woman in the wind tunnel -- Testing rockets -- Annie Easley and the centaur -- A year of tragedy and new hope -- The moon landing, a dream come true -- "Houston, we've had a problem" -- After the race -- Epilogue -- Timeline.

• Four female African-American mathematicians literally made it possible to launch US rockets and astronauts into space. Hidden Women tells the thrilling tale of how women contributed, the struggles and resistance each experienced, and the amazing result. 

Ämnesord

Rymdfärder  (barn)

Rymdfarkoster  (barn)

Matematik  (barn)

Rymden  (barn)

Kvinnor  (barn)

Women mathematicians  -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature. (LCSH)

African American mathematicians  -- Biography -- Juvenile literature. (LCSH)

African American women scientists  -- Biography -- Juvenile literature. (LCSH)

African American women  -- Biography -- Juvenile literature. (LCSH)

African Americans  -- Biography -- Juvenile literature. (LCSH)

Space race  -- Juvenile literature. (LCSH)

Space race.  (LCSH Children)

Women mathematicians  -- United States -- Biography. (LCSH Children)

African American mathematicians  -- Biography. (LCSH Children)

African American women  -- Biography. (LCSH Children)

African Americans  -- Biography. (LCSH Children)

African American women scientists.  (fast)

African Americans.  (fast)

African American mathematicians.  (fast)

African American women.  (fast)

Employees.  (fast)

Space race.  (fast)

Women mathematicians.  (fast)

United States.  (fast)

United States. 

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Juvenile works.  (fast)

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United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Officials and employees -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.

United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

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