Counting on Katherine
Subtitle: how Katherine Johnson saved Apollo 13
By: Helaine Becker ; illustrated by Dow Phumiruk
Contributors: Phumiruk, Dow, illustrator
Edition: First edition.
Published: 2018
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781250137524
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: United States; Mathematicians; United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Apollo 13 (Spacecraft); African American women mathematicians; Officials and employees; Women mathematicians; Accidents; Juvenile literature; Biography
Description: "You've likely heard of the historic Apollo 13 [mission]. But do you know about the mathematical genius who made sure that Apollo 13 returned safely home? As a child, Katherine Johnson loved to count. She counted the steps on the road, the number of dishes and spoons she washed in the kitchen sink, everything! Boundless, curious, and excited by calculations, young Katherine longed to know as much as she could about math, about the universe. From Katherine's early beginnings as a gifted student to her heroic accomplishments as a prominent mathematician at NASA, this is the story of a groundbreaking American woman who not only calculated the course of moon landings but, in turn, saved lives and made enormous contributions to history." -- Adapted from book jacket.
Notes: "Christy Ottaviano books."

Subtitle from cover.

Includes bibliographical references.

Ages 5-9.

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