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Katherine Johnson

guiding spacecraft
2018
A biography of Katherine Johnson, a brilliant mathematician who worked at NASA in the early 1950s until retiring in 1986, and whose calculations--done by hand--helped plan the trajectories for NASA's Mercury and Apollo missions, including the Apollo 11 moon landing.

Rosalind Franklin

unlocking DNA
2018
Describes the life and career of Rosalind Franklin, a British molecular biologist who played a vital role in the discovery of the structure of DNA.

Hedy Lamarr

reimagining radio
Describes the life and career of Hedy Lamarr, an Austrian-born American inventor and actress.
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Katherine Johnson

guiding spacecraft
A biography of Katherine Johnson, a brilliant mathematician who worked at NASA in the early 1950s until retiring in 1986, and whose calculations--done by hand--helped plan the trajectories for NASA's Mercury and Apollo missions, including the Apollo 11 moon landing.
Cover image of Katherine Johnson
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