12/13/2023 0 Comments Katherine johnson hidden figures book![]() ![]() As a woman, I know working in a male dominated industry like computers or engineering is already tough. Not only was Katherine Johnson a math genius, she was brave. Did you know Katherine Johnson started high school when she was just 10 years old and became a college freshman at the age of 15? Impressive! I think this book is really great for teaching little readers about Katherine’s childhood and family life, her first job and her many accomplishments achieved throughout her lifetime. Katherine’s father was also a math wiz who could solve math problems like no one’s business. Her favorite subject and first love was math. Katherine was always interested in learning about almost anything. Her father owned a farm, and her mother was a teacher. ![]() This level three easy reader chapter book helps little STEM lovin’ readers become more familiar with Katherine Johnson.īorn on August 26, 1918, Katherine Johnson was born in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. I was already familiar with her since I studied Computer Science, but several people I know had never heard of her before. Hidden Figures introduced many people to Katherine Johnson for the first time. If you don’t already know, the movie is based on the true story of three African-American women who were critical to NASA’s first space launch. I couldn’t stop talking about the movie Hidden Figures when I initially saw it. As always, all opinions are my own and are not influenced in any way. With the You Should Meet series, learning about historical figures has never been so much fun!ĭisclaimer: I was provided a copy of this book from the publisher to facilitate this review. She is said to be one of the greatest American minds of all time.Ī special section at the back of the book includes extras on subjects like history and math, plus inspiring careers for math lovers. Katherine’s unparalleled calculations (done by hand) helped plan the trajectories for NASA’s Mercury and Apollo missions (including the Apollo 11 moon landing). Meet Katherine Johnson, a brilliant mathematician who worked at NASA in the early 1950s until retiring in 1986. ![]() Get to know the woman who made many of NASA’s early missions possible in this fascinating, nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a series of biographies about people “you should meet!” You Should Meet: Katherine Johnson by Thea Feldman, illustrated by Alyssa Petersen ![]()
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