{"product_id":"9780008201326","title":"Margot Lee Shetterly - Hidden Figures: The Untold Story of the African American Women who Helped Win the Space Race","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by Margot Lee Shetterly. Themes include Biography \u0026amp; Autobiography, Cultural, Ethnic \u0026amp; Regional, African American \u0026amp; Black, Science \u0026amp; Technology, History.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Top 10 Sunday Times Bestseller\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNow A Major Motion Picture\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Oscar Nominated For Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSet amid the civil rights movement, the never-before-told true story of Nasa's African-American female mathematicians who played a crucial role in America's space program.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eBefore Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of professionals worked as 'Human Computers', calculating the flight paths that would enable these historic achievements. Among these were a coterie of bright, talented African-American women. Segregated from their white counterparts, these 'colored computers' used pencil and paper to write the equations that would launch rockets, and astronauts, into space.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoving from World War Ii through Nasa's golden age, touching on the civil rights era, the Space Race, the Cold War, and the women's rights movement, Hidden Figures interweaves a rich history of mankind's greatest adventure with the intimate stories of five courageous women whose work forever changed the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll books at Vastela are pre-owned. Condition varies from good to near-new. No book is sold in unacceptable condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vastela Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58163870695798,"sku":null,"price":6.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7144\/1981\/files\/9780008201326.jpg?v=1782557711","url":"https:\/\/www.vastelabooks.com\/products\/9780008201326","provider":"Vastela Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}