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100 1 $aJohnson, Katherine G.,$eauthor.
245 10 $aMy remarkable journey :$ba memoir /$cKatherine Johnson ; with Joylette Hylick and Katherine Moore and with Lisa Frazier Page.
250 $aFirst edition.
264 1 $aNew York, NY :$bAmistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,$c2021.
264 4 $c©2021
300 $axvi, 235 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :$billustrations (some color) ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
505 0 $aForeword / by Dr. Yvonne Darlene Cagle -- Introduction: An unimaginable century -- Nobody else is better than you -- Education matters -- A time for everything -- The blessing of help -- Be ready -- Ask brave questions -- Tomorrow comes -- Love what you do -- Shoot for the moon -- Finish strong -- Land on a firm foundation.
520 $aThe woman at the heart of the New York Times bestseller and Oscar-winning film "Hidden Figures" shares her personal journey from child prodigy in the Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia to NASA human computer and her integral role in the early years of the U.S. space program
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 221-235).
520 $aIn 2015, at the age of ninety-seven, Johnson became a global celebrity for her pioneering work as a mathematician on NASA's first flight into space. In her memoir Johnson provides a record of racial history that reveals the influential role Black educators played in nurturing the dreams of trailblazers like herself, and brings into focus the unrelenting grit required to make history and inspire future generations. -- adapted from jacket
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610 10 $aUnited States.$bNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$xOfficials and employees$vBiography.
650 0 $aAfrican American women mathematicians$vBiography.
650 0 $aWomen mathematicians$zUnited States$vBiography.
650 7 $aBIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aTECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Aeronautics & Astronautics.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / American / African American & Black Studies.$2bisacsh
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651 7 $aUnited States.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01204155
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655 7 $aAutobiographies.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01919894
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700 1 $aHylick, Joylette,$eauthor.
700 1 $aMoore, Katherine$c(Writer at National Geographic Kids),$eauthor.
700 1 $aPage, Lisa Frazier,$eauthor.
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