Talentos Ocultos by Margot Lee Shetterly

Talentos Ocultos by Margot Lee Shetterly

Before John Glenn orbited the earth or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of dedicated female mathematicians known as human computers used pencils, slide rules, and adding machines to calculate the numbers that would launch rockets-and astronauts-into space. Among these problem-solvers were a group of exceptionally talented African-American women. Originally relegated to teaching math in the South's segregated public schools, the labor shortages of World War II gave these overlooked math whizzes a shot at jobs worthy of their skills. Starting in World War II and moving through to the Cold War, the Civil Rights Movement, and the Space Race, Hidden Figures follows the interwoven accounts of the four African-American women who participated in some of NASA's greatest successes.

Margot Lee Shetterly is an American nonfiction writer and English professor who is the daughter of a NASA research scientist. She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia and worked in finance, media, and tourism before turning to writing. Hidden Figures, her first book, was adapted into a film starring Oscar winners Octavia Spencer and Kevin Costner.

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ISBN 13	9780718092740
ISBN 10	0718092740
Titel	Talentos Ocultos
Autor	Margot Shetterly
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Harpercollins Espanol
Erscheinungsjahr	2017-01-24
Seitenanzahl	432
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.