Title Hidden heroes : the human computers of NASA / by Duchess Harris with Rebecca Rowell. [Boundless electronic resource]

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Core Library, 2019.

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Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b3115633~S1

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Description	1 online resource
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Contents	A letter from Duchess -- NASA's secret weapon -- The path to NASA -- Working at NASA -- Trailblazers -- Fast facts -- Stop and think -- Glossary -- Online resources -- Learn more -- About the authors -- Index
Summary	In the 1950s, NASA relied on human computers. These skilled women did calculations by hand. While astronauts and their accomplishments were well known, human computers often worked behind the scenes. Hidden Heroes: The Human Computers of NASA explores the legacy of NASA's human computers.
Audience	820L Lexile
Study Program	Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.6 1 508942
System Details	Requires Boundless App.
Subject	United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Officials and employees -- Juvenile literature.
	United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
	Women mathematicians -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
	Human computation -- Juvenile literature.
	African American women mathematicians -- Juvenile literature.
	Aerospace engineers -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
	African American women mathematicians.
	Aerospace engineers.
	Employees.
	Human computation.
	Women mathematicians.
	United States.
Genre	Juvenile works.
Added Author	Boundless (Digital media service)
ISBN	9781532159190 $55.65
	1532159196 $55.65

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