{"product_id":"summary-and-analysis-of-hidden-figures-the-american-dream-and-the-untold-story-of-the-black-women-mathematicians-who-helped-win-the-space-race-based-9781504046657","title":"Summary and Analysis of Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race: Based","description":"\u003cb\u003eSo much to read, so little time? Get an overview of \u003ci\u003eHidden Figures\u003c\/i\u003e, the true story about the African American female mathematicians who helped NASA win the space race.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Margot Lee Shetterly's\u003ci\u003e Hidden Figures\u003c\/i\u003e tells the incredible real-life account of Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden--who, in a time when black women faced seemingly insurmountable obstacles, went to work as \"calculators\" at NASA. With pencils, paper, and slide rules, they transformed airplane, rocket, and satellite designs--and ensured a World War II victory.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Despite the social and political climate at the height of Jim Crow, these women rose up and became integral to the project that put the first man on the moon. From World War II to the Cold War to the civil rights movement to the space race, \u003ci\u003eHidden Figures\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of four remarkable women whose contributions to science led to some of NASA's greatest successes.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The book has become a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller as well as a Screen Actors Guild Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated picture starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Kirsten Dunst, and Kevin Costner.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e With historical context, important quotes, fascinating trivia, a glossary of terms, and other features, this summary and analysis of \u003ci\u003eHidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race\u003c\/i\u003e is intended to complement your reading experience and bring you closer to a great work of nonfiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Worth Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/02\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781504046657\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 66\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.99h x 5.24w x 0.17d","brand":"Worth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36655190573212,"sku":"9781504046657","price":5.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_2fee429b-6369-40a9-af6e-d1ba6c8e01d1.jpg?v=1603884953","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/summary-and-analysis-of-hidden-figures-the-american-dream-and-the-untold-story-of-the-black-women-mathematicians-who-helped-win-the-space-race-based-9781504046657","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}