Description
| Product ID: | 9780008201326 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Hidden Figures |
| Subtitle: | The Untold Story of the African American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race |
| Authors: | Author: Margot Lee Shetterly |
| Page Count: | 384 |
| Subjects: | History of the Americas, History of the Americas, History, Social and cultural history, Ethnic studies, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, Social & cultural history, Black & Asian studies, USA, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period) |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating #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. The Top 10 Sunday Times BestsellerNOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTUREOscar Nominated For Best Picture and Best Adapted ScreenplaySet 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.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. Among these were a coterie of bright, talented African-American women. Segregated from their white counterparts, these ‘colored computers’ used pencil and paper to write the equations that would launch rockets, and astronauts, into space.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. |
| Imprint Name: | William Collins |
| Publisher Name: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2017-02-09 |
