Hidden Figures
by Margot Lee Shetterly
Taste attributes: documentarybiographyhistoricalrobots/ai/spaceslowheavyrealisticlinearbig & variedunderdog triumphsempowerment/personal growthsocial commentary
Boxlist takeA realistic non-fiction book that is weighty and unhurried. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.9 / 5
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About This Book
"Before John Glenn orbited the earth, or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of dedicated female mathematicians known as “human computers” used pencils, slide rules and adding machines to calculate the numbers that would launch rockets, and astronauts, into space.
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- Author
- Margot Lee Shetterly
- Published
- 2016
- Pages
- 314
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