Katherine Johnson
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Petersen, Alyssa, Illustrator
Published
New York : Simon Spotlight, 2017.
Status
Central - Kids Easy Readers
JE GREEN JB JOHNS
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JE GREEN JB JOHNS
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Columbia Pike - Kids Easy Readers
JE GREEN JB JOHNS
2 available
JE GREEN JB JOHNS
2 available
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Columbia Pike - Kids Easy Readers | JE GREEN JB JOHNS | Available |
Columbia Pike - Kids Easy Readers | JE GREEN JB JOHNS | Available |
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Published
New York : Simon Spotlight, 2017.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
48 pages : color ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Notes
Description
Meet Katherine Johnson, a brilliant mathematician who worked at NASA in the early 1950s until retiring in 1986. Katherine's unparalleled calculations (done by hand) helped plan the trajectories for NASA's Mercury and Apollo missions (including the Apollo 11 moon landing). She is said to be one of the greatest American minds of all time.
Target Audience
Age 6-8.
Subjects
LC Subjects
African American women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Johnson, Katherine G. -- Juvenile literature.
Mathematicians -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Physicists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
United States. -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Juvenile literature.
Women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women mathematicians -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women physicists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Johnson, Katherine G. -- Juvenile literature.
Mathematicians -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Physicists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
United States. -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Juvenile literature.
Women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women mathematicians -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women physicists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Feldman, T., & Petersen, A. (2017). Katherine Johnson . Simon Spotlight.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Feldman, Thea and Alyssa, Petersen. 2017. Katherine Johnson. Simon Spotlight.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Feldman, Thea and Alyssa, Petersen. Katherine Johnson Simon Spotlight, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Feldman, Thea,, and Alyssa Petersen. Katherine Johnson Simon Spotlight, 2017.
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