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African American women mathematicians African American women mathematicians Biography Astronautics Employees Johnson, Katherine G United States United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Officials and employees Biography United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Women mathematicians Women mathematicians United States BiographyDye, Paul (Paul F.)
Summary: Dye, NASA's longest-serving Flight Director, examines the split-second decisions that the directors and astronauts were forced to make in a field where mistakes are unthinkable, and where errors led to the loss of national resources-- and more importantly, one's crew. From the powerful fiery ascent to the majesty of on-orbit operations to the high-speed and critical re-entry and landing of a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B DYE DYEJohnson, Katherine G.
Summary: In 2015, at the age of ninety-seven, Johnson became a global celebrity for her pioneering work as a mathematician on NASA's first flight into space. In her memoir Johnson provides a record of racial history that reveals the influential role Black educators played in nurturing the dreams of trailblazers like herself, and brings into focus the unrelenting grit required to make history and inspire...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021