Book
Katherine Johnson
Record details
- ISBN: 9781534403413
- ISBN: 1534403418
- ISBN: 9781534403406
- ISBN: 153440340X
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Physical Description:
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47 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm. - Edition: Simon Spotlight edition.
- Publisher: New York : Simon Spotlight, 2017.
- Copyright: ©2017
Content descriptions
| General Note: | At head of title: You should meet. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | A family to count on -- Math, Katherine's number one love -- A "computer" in a skirt -- Katherine takes off! -- An infinite contribution. |
| Target Audience Note: | Age 6-8. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Covington Branch | J B J67272f (Text) | 33126020452847 | JBiography | Available | - |
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Summary:
Meet Katherine Johnson, a brilliant mathematician who worked at NASA in the early 1950s until retiring in 1986. Katherine's unparalleled calculations (done by hand) helped plan the trajectories for NASA's Mercury and Apollo missions (including the Apollo 11 moon landing). She is said to be one of the greatest American minds of all time.