Hidden Figures

Hidden Figures

2016 • 384 pages

Ratings94

Average rating3.9

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I was expecting this to be a little more like the movie, but it had a wider focus, looking at the history of black female “computers” at NASA starting in the 1940s until the late 1970s. (It also didn't focus in any degree on white characters/people, which was refreshing after the movie's Costner nonsense.) While the movie makes it clear that these three women weren't the first or only ones doing their jobs, I definitely appreciate the context this provides.

February 21, 2017