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My Remarkable Journey

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Descrizione libro Paperback. Condizione: Good. 256 pages. dj wornThe remarkable woman at heart of the smash New York Times bestseller and Oscar-winning film Hidden Figures t ells the full story of her life, including what it took to work a t NASA, help land the first man on the moon, and live through a c entury of turmoil and change. In 2015, at the age of 97, Katheri ne Johnson became a global celebrity. President Barack Obama awar ded her the prestigious Presidential Medal of Freedom--the nation 's highest civilian honor--for her pioneering work as a mathemati cian on NASA's first flights into space. Her contributions to Ame rica's space program were celebrated in a blockbuster and Academy -award nominated movie. In this memoir, Katherine shares her pe rsonal journey from child prodigy in the Allegheny Mountains of W est Virginia to NASA human computer. In her life after retirement , she served as a beacon of light for her family and community al ike. Her story is centered around the basic tenets of her life--n o one is better than you, education is paramount, and asking ques tions can break barriers. The memoir captures the many facets of this unique woman: the curious daddy's girl, pioneering professio nal, and sage elder. This multidimensional portrait is also the record of a century of racial history that reveals the influenti al role educators at segregated schools and Historically Black Co lleges and Universities played in nurturing the dreams of trailbl azers like Katherine. The author pays homage to her mentor--the A frican American professor who inspired her to become a research m athematician despite having his own dream crushed by racism. In fused with the uplifting wisdom of a woman who handled great fame with genuine humility and great tragedy with enduring hope, My R emarkable Journey ultimately brings into focus a determined woman who navigated tough racial terrain with soft-spoken grace--and t he unrelenting grit required to make history and inspire future g enerations. Codice articolo 2735t

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