LEADER 00000cam 2200625 i 4500 001 on1101136971 003 OCoLC 005 20220110213023.0 006 m o d 007 cr ||||||||||| 008 180627t20192019mnua job 001 0 eng 010 2019725133 020 9781532170560|q(electronic book) 020 9781532159190|q(electronic book) 020 1532159196|q(electronic book) 035 (OCoLC)1101136971 040 DLC|beng|erda|cDLC|dOCLCF|dN$T|dGGVRL|dOCLCO|dOCL 049 GTKE 050 00 QA27.5 082 04 629.45|223 100 1 Harris, Duchess,|eauthor. 245 10 Hidden heroes :|bthe human computers of NASA /|cby Duchess Harris with Rebecca Rowell. 264 1 Minneapolis, Minnesota :|bCore Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing,|c[2019] 264 4 |c©2019 300 1 online resource. 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 347 data file|2rda 490 1 Freedom's promise 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 A letter from Duchess -- NASA's secret weapon -- The path to NASA -- Working at NASA -- Trailblazers -- Fast facts - - Stop and think -- Glossary -- Online resources -- Learn more -- About the authors -- Index 520 In the 1950s, NASA relied on human computers. These skilled women did calculations by hand. While astronauts and their accomplishments were well known, human computers often worked behind the scenes. Hidden Heroes: The Human Computers of NASA explores the legacy of NASA's human computers. 526 0 Accelerated Reader AR|bMG|c5.6|d1|z508942. 588 Description based on print version record. 610 10 United States.|bNational Aeronautics and Space Administration|xOfficials and employees|vJuvenile literature. 610 17 United States.|bNational Aeronautics and Space Administration.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00528469 650 0 Women mathematicians|zUnited States|vJuvenile literature. 650 0 Human computation|vJuvenile literature. 650 0 African American women mathematicians|vJuvenile literature. 650 0 Aerospace engineers|zUnited States|vJuvenile literature. 650 7 African American women mathematicians.|2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00799507 650 7 Aerospace engineers.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00798629 650 7 Employees.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00909111 650 7 Human computation.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01894065 650 7 Women mathematicians.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01178130 651 7 United States.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01204155 655 7 Juvenile works.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01411637 700 1 Rowell, Rebecca,|eauthor. 776 08 |iPrint version:|tHidden heroes|dMinneapolis, Minnesota : Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing, [2019] |z1532117701|w(DLC) 2018949708 800 1 Harris, Duchess.|tFreedom's promise. 914 on1101136971 994 92|bGTK
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