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The breadth of her well-documented research is immense, and her narrative compels on every level. We'd do well to put this book into the hands of young women who have long since been told that there's no room for them at the scientific table' Library Journal `Inspiring and enlightening' Kirkus `Exploring the intimate relationships among blackness, womanhood, and 20th-century American technological development, Shetterly crafts a narrative that is crucial to understanding subsequent movements for civil rights' Publishers Weekly `This an is incredibly powerful and complex story, and Shetterly has it down cold. Genuinely inspiring book' Boston Globe `A fascinating and important document about the hitherto unknown impact of NASA's endeavours' BBC Sky at Night magazine `Shetterly's highly recommended work offers up a crucial history that had previously and unforgivably been lost. Shetterly blends impressive research with an enormous amount of heart in telling these stories.

Read more `Much as Tom Wolfe did in `The Right Stuff', Shetterly moves gracefully between the women's lives and the broader sweep of history. The story warmly conveys the dignity and refinements of these women' New York Times Book Review. Show Less Product DetailsĪ TIME Magazine Top 10 Nonfiction Book of 2016 `Clearly fueled by pride and admiration, a tender account of genuine transcendence and camaraderie. Moving from World War II through NASA's golden age, touching on the civil rights era, the Space Race, the Cold War, and the women's rights movement, Hidden Figures interweaves a rich history of mankind's greatest adventure with the intimate stories of five courageous women whose work forever changed the world. Segregated from their white counterparts, these `colored computers' used pencil and paper to write the equations that would launch rockets, and astronauts, into space. Among these were a coterie of bright, talented African-American women. Before Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of professionals worked as `Human Computers', calculating the flight paths that would enable these historic achievements.

Read more Set amid the civil rights movement, the never-before-told true story of NASA's African-American female mathematicians who played a crucial role in America's space program. The Top 10 Sunday Times Bestseller NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE Oscar Nominated For Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay.

BIC Classification: 1KBB 3JJP HBJK HBLW3 HBTB JFS元. #1 New York Times Bestseller NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE Oscar Nominated For Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay Set amid the civil rights movement, the never-before-told true story of NASA's African-American female mathematicians who played a crucial role in America's space program. Description for Hidden Figures, Film Tie-In Paperback.