the American dream and the untold story of the Black women mathematicians who helped win the space race Shetterly, Margot Lee,|0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2016025954|eauthor creator text xx New York, New York William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers [2016] 9999 First edition. monographic und

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xviii, 349 pages: 20 cm. "Starting in World War II and moving through to the Cold War, the civil rights movement, and the space race, [this book] follows the interwoven accounts of Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden, four African American women who participated in some of NASA`s greatest successes. It chronicles their careers over nearly three decades they faced challenges, forged alliances, and used their intellect to change their own lives, and their country`s future"--Back cover. by Margot Lee Shetterly. Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-328) and index. in English Women mathematicians United States BIOGRAPHY Space race African American women BIOGRAPHY African American mathematicians BIOGRAPHY ; United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Officials and employees Biography 510.92520973 S55h c2016 9780062363602 251212 20260803094231.0