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Hidden Figures

Margot Lee Shetterly

Follow the Black women mathematicians whose work shaped American aeronautics and spaceflight from wartime Langley to Apollo, amid segregation and changing technology.

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25 parts, about 29 minutes to read.

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Author
Margot Lee Shetterly
Parts
25 parts
Reading time
about 29 minutes
The whole book
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What the summary covers

  1. Prologue1 min
  2. 1. A Door Opens1 min
  3. 2. Mobilization1 min
  4. 3. Past Is Prologue1 min
  5. 4. The Double V1 min
  6. 5. Manifest Destiny1 min
  7. 6. War Birds1 min
  8. 7. The Duration1 min
  9. 8. Those Who Move Forward1 min
  10. 9. Breaking Barriers2 min
  11. 10. Home by the Sea1 min
  12. 11. The Area Rule1 min
  13. 12. Serendipity1 min
  14. 13. Turbulence2 min
  15. 14. Angle of Attack2 min
  16. 15. Young, Gifted, and Black1 min
  17. 16. What a Difference a Day Makes1 min
  18. 17. Outer Space1 min
  19. 18. With All Deliberate Speed1 min
  20. 19. Model Behavior1 min
  21. 20. Degrees of Freedom1 min
  22. 21. Out of the Past, the Future1 min
  23. 22. America Is for Everybody1 min
  24. 23. To Boldly Go1 min
  25. Epilogue2 min

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