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Hidden Figures

By Charles Fishman, Margot Lee Shetterly & Brian Grazer

The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race. William Morrow, 2016.

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A brief summary of Hidden Figures

An inspirational and illuminating story of the brilliant Black women who worked at NASA and helped the United States achieve several landmarks in space exploration, all while facing discrimination and having to be segregated from their white colleagues.

Key insights in Hidden Figures

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What do you get from this book? An enlightening view of the Black female mathematicians who helped make the moon landing possible
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The door for women and Black scientists, mathematicians, and engineers opened during the second World War
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Dorothy Vaughan, like many West Computers, came from the teaching industry to work in aeronautics
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The trailblazing women working at Langley faced many difficulties due to their sex and race
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During the Cold War, West Computers like Mary Jackson continued to fight for respect and equality
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The West Computers displayed dignity and bravery in the face of discrimination and helped change policies at Langley
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Female mathematicians acting as human computers made space exploration possible
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Katherine Johnson helped John Glenn make history as the Langley Lab evolved to a NASA facility
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The four amazing women involved in pioneering space travel accomplished much more than anyone expected
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Who should read Hidden Figures

Space enthusiasts • historians • mathematicians • engineers • those wanting to learn the unknown stories of some of America’s greatest heroes

About the author of Hidden Figures

Margot Lee Shetterly is a historian, writer, and researcher, who was born and raised in Virginia and knows the people and places featured in her narrative. She is also the founder of an organization dedicated to uncovering and organizing the contributions of women to NACA and NASA, called The Human Computer Project.

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Charles Fishman

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Margot Lee Shetterly

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Brian Grazer

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