Author
Shetterly, Margot Lee.
Description1 online resource (10 audio files) : digital
Abstract:"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, some of the brightest minds of their generation. Originally relegated to teaching math in the South's segregated public schools, they were called into service during the labor shortages of World War II, when America's aeronautics industry was in dire need of anyone who had the right stuff." -- Publisher's description
ISBN:9780062472076 (sound recording)
Electronic ResourcesElectronic resource:
http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=300001&titleID=2465952 -- Note: Click to access digital title.
