The woman in the moon : how Margaret Hamilton helped fly the first astronauts to the moon /
Maurer, Richard, 1950-
The woman in the moon : how Margaret Hamilton helped fly the first astronauts to the moon / Richard Maurer. - First edition. - xvii, 254 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-247) and index.
Growing up -- Countdown -- To the moon.
"A stunning and intimate biography of Margaret Hamilton, the computer engineer who helped Apollo 11 and mankind get from the Earth to the moon. First-hand accounts, exclusive interviews with the legendary Margaret Hamilton, and detailed science populate the pages of this remarkable biography. In 1969, mankind successfully left our atmosphere and landed on the moon. It took countless hours of calculations, training, wonder, and sacrifice from all of the men and women who worked hard to make that landing. One of those people was Margaret Hamilton. A young computer engineer, Hamilton was hired to develop the completely new software used in the groundbreaking Apollo Space Program. Soon she became the lead engineer, one of the few women in the almost entirely male-dominated profession. But it wasn't always easy. In The Woman in the Moon, science-writer and journalist Richard Maurer (Destination Moon, 2019) dives deep into the backstory of this extraordinary woman. With first-hand interviews and access to primary sources, this striking biography perfectly captures the exciting atmosphere of the Space Race and the inspiring figure of Margaret Hamilton"--
Ages 10-14 Roaring Brook Press. Grades 7-9 Roaring Brook Press.
9781626728561 1626728569
2022029750
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020984124 Uk
Hamilton, Margaret Heafield, 1936- --Juvenile literature.
Project Apollo (U.S.)--History--Juvenile literature.
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration --Officials and employees--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Computer software developers--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Computer programmers--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Women scientists--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Scientists--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Moon--Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Illustrated works.
The woman in the moon : how Margaret Hamilton helped fly the first astronauts to the moon / Richard Maurer. - First edition. - xvii, 254 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-247) and index.
Growing up -- Countdown -- To the moon.
"A stunning and intimate biography of Margaret Hamilton, the computer engineer who helped Apollo 11 and mankind get from the Earth to the moon. First-hand accounts, exclusive interviews with the legendary Margaret Hamilton, and detailed science populate the pages of this remarkable biography. In 1969, mankind successfully left our atmosphere and landed on the moon. It took countless hours of calculations, training, wonder, and sacrifice from all of the men and women who worked hard to make that landing. One of those people was Margaret Hamilton. A young computer engineer, Hamilton was hired to develop the completely new software used in the groundbreaking Apollo Space Program. Soon she became the lead engineer, one of the few women in the almost entirely male-dominated profession. But it wasn't always easy. In The Woman in the Moon, science-writer and journalist Richard Maurer (Destination Moon, 2019) dives deep into the backstory of this extraordinary woman. With first-hand interviews and access to primary sources, this striking biography perfectly captures the exciting atmosphere of the Space Race and the inspiring figure of Margaret Hamilton"--
Ages 10-14 Roaring Brook Press. Grades 7-9 Roaring Brook Press.
9781626728561 1626728569
2022029750
GBC350024 bnb
020984124 Uk
Hamilton, Margaret Heafield, 1936- --Juvenile literature.
Project Apollo (U.S.)--History--Juvenile literature.
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration --Officials and employees--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Computer software developers--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Computer programmers--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Women scientists--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Scientists--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Moon--Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Illustrated works.