Before John Glenn orbited the earth of Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, some of the brightest minds of their generation, known as 'human computers', used pencils and adding machines to calculate the numbers that would launch rockets and astronauts, into space. Starting in World War II and moving through to the Cold War and Space Race. Hidden Figures is a powerful, revelatory tale of race, discrimination and achievement in the modern world.

The untold story if the African American women who helped win the space race. The book that inspired the film from twentieth century fox.  Now a major motion picture starring Taraji P.Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monae. Kirsten Dunst and Kevin Costner.

Details

• Author: Margot Lee Shetterly
• Publisher: HarperCollinsPublishers
• Publication date: 2016
• Pages: 346
• Book cover: Paperback