Katherine Johnson
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Petersen, Alyssa, Illustrator
Published
New York : Simon Spotlight, 2017.
Status
Central - Kids Easy Readers
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Published
New York : Simon Spotlight, 2017.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
48 pages : color ; 24 cm.
Language
English

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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.

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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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