Dorothy Vaughan: Nasa's Leading Human Computer

Contributor(s): Head, Deirdre R J (Author)

ISBN: 9781496684776

Publisher: Capstone Press

Hardcover

$33.99

Pub Date: August 1, 2020

Dewey: B

LCCN: 2020001049

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography, Glossary, Illustrated, Index, Maps

Target Age Group: 08 to 11

Physical Info: 0.30" H x 9.10" L x 7.10" W ( 0.60 lbs) 48 pages

BISAC Categories:

Series: Movers, Shakers, and History Makers

Accelerated Reader® Info

Quiz #:0000509292 ( Dorothy Vaughan: Nasa's Leading Human Computer)

Reading level: 5.20

Interest level: MG

Point value: 0.5

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description: "In 1949, Dorothy Vaughan became the first African American woman to lead a team at NASA's Langley Research Center. Her work as a mathematician was an important part of helping the United States explore space. Learn more about Vaughan's life as a famous mathematician!"--

Brief description: Deirdre R. J. Head has authored and co-authored numerous children's books about civil rights and African American history. She graduated from Mississippi College School of Law in 2016 and is currently working on getting a master's degree in International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law at Aberystwyth University in Wales. She lives in Jackson, Mississippi with her husband.

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