Reaching for the Moon: The Autobiography of NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson by Katherine G. Johnson

Reaching for the Moon: The Autobiography of NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson

Katherine G. Johnson

256 pages first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography childrens emotional informative medium-paced

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As a young girl, Katherine showed an exceptional aptitude for math. In school she quickly skipped ahead several grades and was soon studying complex equations with the support of a professor who saw great promise in her. But ability and opportunit...

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