| Masterminds: Katherine Johnson Contributor(s): Howell, Izzi (Author) |
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ISBN: 1438089147 ISBN-13: 9781438089140 Publisher: Sourcebooks Explore OUR PRICE: $11.69 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Women - Young Adult Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology - Young Adult Nonfiction | Technology - Aeronautics, Astronautics & Space Science |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 7.7" W x 9" (0.60 lbs) 32 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Meet the pioneers of S.T.E.A.M. and discover their fascinating life stories and inspirations with the Masterminds series. Katherine Johnson was a mathematician who played a key role in calculating how to land on the moon. Featured in the 2016 movie Hidden Figures, Johnson was one of the greatest mathematical minds in U.S. history. Masterminds readers will learn how influential figures in S.T.E.A.M., like Johnson, made massive contributions to their fields and how their stories and discoveries remain relevant today. |