Название: Hidden Figures: The Untold Story of the African American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race
Автор: Margot Shetterly Lee
Издательство: HarperCollins
Жанр: Историческая литература
isbn: 9780008201302
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Copyright © 2016 by Margot Lee Shetterly
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Version: 2018-09-26
To my parents, Margaret G. Lee and Robert B. Lee III, and to all of the women at the NACA and NASA who offered their shoulders to stand on
CONTENTS
12 Serendipity
13 Turbulence
16 What a Difference a Day Makes
17 Outer Space
21 Out of the Past, the Future
23 To Boldly Go
“Negro.” “Colored.” “Indian.” “Girls.” Though some readers might find the language of Hidden Figures discordant to their modern ears, I’ve made every attempt to remain true to the time period, and to the voices of the individuals represented in this story.