Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly

Hidden Figures

Margot Lee Shetterly

384 pages first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction biography history science informative inspiring slow-paced

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The phenomenal true story of the black female mathematicians at NASA whose calculations helped fuel some of America’s greatest achievements in space. Soon to be a major motion picture starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monae, Kirs...

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