Hidden figures : (Record no. 13155)
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| 000 -LEADER | |
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| fixed length control field | 01178cam a2200205 a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780008201326 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | NTPU |
| 082 0# - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 510.92 |
| Item number | Sh59 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Lee Shetterly, Margot |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Hidden figures : |
| Remainder of title | the untold story of the African American women who helped win the space race / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Margot Lee Shetterly |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | London : |
| Name of publisher | William Collins, |
| Year of publication | 2017 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xviii, 346 p. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Starting in World War II and moving through to the Cold War, the civil rights movement, and the space race, [this book] follows the interwoven accounts of Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson,Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden, four African American women who participated in some of NASA's greatest successes. It chronicles their careers over nearly three decades they faced challenges, forged alliances, and used their intellect to change their own lives, and their country's future. |
| 610 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME | |
| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | United States. |
| General subdivision | Officials and employees |
| Form subdivision | Biography. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | African American mathematicians |
| Form subdivision | Biography. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | African American women |
| Form subdivision | Biography. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Space race. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Women mathematicians |
| Geographic subdivision | United States |
| Form subdivision | Biography. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIS Library | DIS Library | New Titles | 15/10/2018 | 510.92 Leeshet | MH009361 | Books |