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The Resource Hidden figures, by Margot Lee Shetterly

Hidden figures, by Margot Lee Shetterly

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Summary
"From World War II through NASA's golden age, four African American women confidently acourageouslysly stepped into the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (now known as NASA). Their job? To provide the mathematical calculations that would help increase airplane production during wartime and eventually send the united states into space for the very first time. During this time of racial and gender inequality, these women used their mathematical talents to serve their country and change the minds of others about what a scientist and a mathematician and an engineer look like. Hidden Figures follows the stories of Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden, who participated in some of the United States' greatest aeronautic successes. Until now, their stories have been untold, but these women lived through aperseveredred against the backdrop of some of the biggest movements ever to shape our nation's history: the Civil Rights era, the Space Race, the Cold War, and the fight for gender equality. With photographs and rich historical detail, Margot Lee Shetterly brings to life the struggles these four women, and others, overcame to forever change the face of air and space travel." -- Container
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
  • Young readers' edition.
  • Unabridged.
Extent
4 audio discs (4 hr. 15 min.)
Note
Title from disc label
Isbn
9781441743541
Instance
Label
Hidden figures
Title
Hidden figures
Statement of responsibility
by Margot Lee Shetterly
Creator
Contributor
Author
Narrator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"From World War II through NASA's golden age, four African American women confidently acourageouslysly stepped into the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (now known as NASA). Their job? To provide the mathematical calculations that would help increase airplane production during wartime and eventually send the united states into space for the very first time. During this time of racial and gender inequality, these women used their mathematical talents to serve their country and change the minds of others about what a scientist and a mathematician and an engineer look like. Hidden Figures follows the stories of Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden, who participated in some of the United States' greatest aeronautic successes. Until now, their stories have been untold, but these women lived through aperseveredred against the backdrop of some of the biggest movements ever to shape our nation's history: the Civil Rights era, the Space Race, the Cold War, and the fight for gender equality. With photographs and rich historical detail, Margot Lee Shetterly brings to life the struggles these four women, and others, overcame to forever change the face of air and space travel." -- Container
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BTCTA
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Shetterly, Margot Lee
Dewey number
[E]
Form of composition
unknown
Format of music
not applicable
Literary text for sound recordings
history
Music parts
not applicable
PerformerNote
Read by Bahni Turpin
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Turpin, Bahni
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  • United States
  • Women mathematicians
  • African American women
  • African American mathematicians
  • Space race
Target audience
juvenile
Transposition and arrangement
not applicable
Label
Hidden figures, by Margot Lee Shetterly
Instantiates
Publication
Copyright
Note
Title from disc label
Accompanying material
1 computer disc (PDF ; 4 3/4 in.)
Capture and storage technique
digital storage
Carrier category
audio disc
Carrier category code
  • sd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Configuration of playback channels
unknown
Content category
spoken word
Content type code
  • spw
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in +
Dimensions
4 3/4 in. or 12 cm. diameter
Edition
  • Young readers' edition.
  • Unabridged.
Extent
4 audio discs (4 hr. 15 min.)
Groove width / pitch
not applicable
Isbn
9781441743541
Kind of cutting
not applicable
Kind of disc cylinder or tape
mass produced
Kind of material
plastic with metal
Media category
audio
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • s
Other physical details
CD audio, digital
Publisher number
c4hl
Special playback characteristics
digital recording
Specific material designation
sound disc
Speed
1.4m. per second (discs)
System control number
(OCoLC)ocn958799141
Tape configuration
not applicable
Tape width
not applicable
Label
Hidden figures, by Margot Lee Shetterly
Publication
Copyright
Note
Title from disc label
Accompanying material
1 computer disc (PDF ; 4 3/4 in.)
Capture and storage technique
digital storage
Carrier category
audio disc
Carrier category code
  • sd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Configuration of playback channels
unknown
Content category
spoken word
Content type code
  • spw
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in +
Dimensions
4 3/4 in. or 12 cm. diameter
Edition
  • Young readers' edition.
  • Unabridged.
Extent
4 audio discs (4 hr. 15 min.)
Groove width / pitch
not applicable
Isbn
9781441743541
Kind of cutting
not applicable
Kind of disc cylinder or tape
mass produced
Kind of material
plastic with metal
Media category
audio
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • s
Other physical details
CD audio, digital
Publisher number
c4hl
Special playback characteristics
digital recording
Specific material designation
sound disc
Speed
1.4m. per second (discs)
System control number
(OCoLC)ocn958799141
Tape configuration
not applicable
Tape width
not applicable

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