Harper Collins Publ. UK Hidden Figures: The Untold Story of the African-American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race

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Set amid the civil rights movement, the never-before-told true story of NASA's African-American female mathematicians who played a crucial role in America's space program. Before Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of professionals worked as 'Human Computers', calculating the flight paths that would enable these historic achievements. Among these were a coterie of bright, talented African-American women. Segregated from their white counterparts, these 'coloured computers' used pencil and paper to write the equations that would launch rockets, and astronauts, into space. Moving fr Hidden Figures - Margot Lee Shetterly od authora Margot Lee Shetterly a nakladatelství za skvělé ceny na e-shopu Martinus.cz Autor : Margot Lee Shetterly, Tying in with a new film adaptation which is due to be released in early 2017, this tells the untold story of the African-American female mathematicians who played a crucial role in America's space programme. The film will star Taraji P. Henson, Kirsten Dunst and Kevin Costner. *Also appeared in Nov/Dec Buyer's Notes*Druh sortimentu : Kniha, Hidden Figures, Jazyk : Angličtina, Počet stran : neuvedeno #1 New York Times Bestseller NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE Oscar Nominated For Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay Set amid the civil rights movement, the never-before-told true story of NASA's Afri