Hidden figures : the American dream and the untold story of the Black women mathematicians who helped win the space race
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- ISBN: 9780062363596
- ISBN: 006236359X
- ISBN: 9780062363602
- ISBN: 0062363603
- ISBN: 9780062363619
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Physical Description:
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xviii, 346 pages ; 24 cm - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : William Morrow, [2016]
- Copyright: ©2016
Contents / Notes
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-328) and index. |
Formatted Contents 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. |
Awards Note: | New York Times Best Seller List. ALA Black Caucus Award, 2017 (Nonfiction) Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards, 2017 Nonfiction |
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Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | |
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Flint River Regional Library System: Peachtree City Library |
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31022009106987 | ADULT | Checked out |
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