Dorothy Vaughan - Nasa's Leading Human Computer

Informationen zum Autor Deirdre R. J. Head has authored and co-authored numerous children's books about civil rights and African American history. She graduated from Mississippi College School of Law in 2016 and is currently working on getting a master's degree in International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law at Aberystwyth University in Wales. She lives in Jackson, Mississippi with her husband. Klappentext "In 1949, Dorothy Vaughan became the first African American woman to lead a team at NASA's Langley Research Center. Her work as a mathematician was an important part of helping the United States explore space. Learn more about Vaughan's life as a famous mathematician!"--

Product details

• Authors: Deirdre R J Head, Deirdre R. J. Head
• Publisher: Capstone Press
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 9 to 10
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2020
• EAN: 9781496684776
• ISBN: 978-1-4966-8477-6
• No. of pages: 48
• Series: Movers, Shakers, and History M
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Natural science, technology; Kinder/Jugendliche: Sachbuch: Biografien und Autobiografien, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Mathematics / General, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Science & Technology, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Computers / Programming, Kinder/Jugendliche: Sachbuch: Mathematik & Zahlen, Young Adult Biography