Izzi Howell

Masterminds: Katherine Johnson

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Meet the pioneers of S.T.E.A.M. and discover their fascinating life stories and inspirations with the Masterminds series. Katherine Johnson was a mathematician who played a key role in calculating how to land on the moon. Featured in the 2016 movie "Hidden Figures," Johnson was one of the greatest mathematical minds in U.S. history. Masterminds readers will learn how influential figures in S.T.E.A.M., like Johnson, made massive contributions to their fields and how their stories and discoveries remain relevant today.

Produktdetails

• Masterminds
• Verlag: Sourcebooks
• Seitenzahl: 32
• Altersempfehlung: 7 bis 11 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 196mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 272g
• ISBN-13: 9781438089140
• ISBN-10: 1438089147
• Artikelnr.: 59183720

Autorenporträt

Izzi Howell is the author and editor of over fifty children's books. She lives in East Sussex, England.

Inhaltsangabe

1: Who is Katherine Johnson?
1: Bright beginnings
1: Getting ahead
1: Teaching and family
1: A new job
1: Fighting prejudice
1: Into space
1: In orbit
1: To the Moon
1: Later life
1: Hidden Figures
1: Celebrating Katherine Johnson
1: A new generation
1: Glossary and further information
1: Index