Hidden Figures - The Untold Story of the African-American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race (Paperback)

Before 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 'coloured computers' used pencil and paper to write the equations that would launch rockets, and astronauts, into space.

Moving 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.

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Wed, 9 Oct 2024 | Review by: Bill

What a wonderful story made into both a book, which is so well written, and a film, which is so well acted. For anyone looking for inspiration, this is a must-read book. It is remarkable how significant achievements can reveal themselves in unlikely places - an excellent piece of research and writing by Margot Lee Shetterly

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