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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
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Computer Decoder: Dorothy Vaughan, Computer Scientist

Computer Decoder: Dorothy Vaughan, Computer Scientist

Mazeika, Katie
Diehn, Andi

Paperback

Series: Picture Book Biography

BiographyMath & Computers

Publisher Price: $9.95

ISBN10: 1619307650
ISBN13: 9781619307650
Publisher: Nomad Pr
Published: Sep 10 2019
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.30
Height: 0.20 Width: 9.20 Depth: 9.20
Language: English

A full-color picture book biography about Dorothy Vaughan, one of NASA's first African American managers and one of the groundbreakers on the front line of electronic computing--includes hands-on STEM activities for an introduction to coding.

Dorothy Vaughan loved things that made sense--especially numbers! In Computer Decoder: Dorothy Vaughan, Computer Scientist, elementary-aged children follow Dorothy's journey from math teacher to human computer and beyond, a journey made difficult because she was an African American woman working during a time of segregation. Dorothy worked incredibly hard to meet the challenges that greeted her at every turn and rose to the level of supervisor, the first black supervisor in the history of her company! But another challenge awaited when a mechanical computer threatened to replace the teams of human computers. How will Dorothy figure out this problem?

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