Hidden Figures
Hidden Figures
Adults
The untold story of the Black women mathematicians who helped win the space race.
- Author
- Margot Lee Shetterly
- Age
- For grown-ups
- Type
- Women Leaders, History, Non-fiction
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Readers rate it
- 3.96 / 5 on Goodreads
- In India
- Available
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