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Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race

2016 non-fiction work by Margot Lee Shetterly
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Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race

Summary

Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (612 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race authored The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race — author (P50): Margot Lee Shetterly[3].
  • Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race's instance of is recorded as The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race — instance of (P31): literary work[4].
  • Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race's instance of is recorded as The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race — instance of (P31): non-fiction novel[5].
  • Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race's publisher is recorded as The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race — publisher (P123): William Morrow[6].
  • Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race's genre is recorded as The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race — genre (P136): non-fiction[7].
  • Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 1221148574299324430007[8].
  • Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race's GND ID is recorded as 1128190052[9].
  • Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race's page is recorded as 368[10].
  • Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race's language of work or name is recorded as The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race — language of work or name (P407): English[11].
  • Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race's country of origin is recorded as The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race — country of origin (P495): United States[12].
  • Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race's publication date is recorded as +2016-09-06T00:00:00Z[13].
  • Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race's Open Library ID is recorded as OL26202124M[14].
  • Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race's Open Library ID is recorded as OL17598637W[15].
  • Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race's has edition or translation is recorded as The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race — has edition or translation (P747): Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race[16].
  • Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race's narrative location is recorded as The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race — narrative location (P840): Florida[17].
  • Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race's main subject is recorded as The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race — main subject (P921): space race[18].
  • Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race's main subject is recorded as The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race — main subject (P921): women in mathematics[19].
  • Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race's main subject is recorded as The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race — main subject (P921): Mary Jackson[20].
  • Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race's main subject is recorded as The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race — main subject (P921): Katherine Johnson[21].
  • Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race's main subject is recorded as The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race — main subject (P921): Dorothy Vaughan[22].
  • Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race's main subject is recorded as The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race — main subject (P921): Project Mercury[23].
  • Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race's main subject is recorded as The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race — main subject (P921): Christine Darden[24].
  • Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race's LibraryThing work ID is recorded as 17308139[25].
  • Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Hidden-Figures-book-by-Shetterly[26].
  • Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race'}[27].

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Works and Contributions

Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race authored The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race — author (P50): Margot Lee Shetterly[3].

Why It Matters

Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (612 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Dorothy Vaughan Florida Hidden Figures Katherine Johnson literary work Mary Jackson United States

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