NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson

by Heather E. Schwartz Narrated by Book Buddy Digital Media

Overview

What do you want to be when you grow up? When Katherine Johnson was young, women weren't expected to go into the math and science fields. Johnson loved math, but she never thought she could be a mathematician. After studying math in school and teaching for a few years, she learned that the organization that would later become NASA was hiring women to complete mathematical equations. As an African American woman, Johnson had to work hard to earn the respect of her coworkers, but they soon came to rely on her brilliant calculations. Her contributions to the US space program helped send astronauts to the moon. Learn how Johnson broke barriers as a female African American mathematician.

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From the Publisher

"[N]atural companion texts for maker spaces. . . . Upbeat profiles of admirable STEM figures and fine additions to biography collections."—School Library Journal

Product Details

BN ID:	2940170076659
Publisher:	Lerner Publishing Group
Publication date:	08/01/2018
Series:	STEM Trailblazer Bios Series
Edition description:	Unabridged
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

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