Margaret and the Moon

Margaret and the Moon How Margaret Hamilton Saved the First Lunar Landing

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Publisher's Synopsis

A true story from one of the Women of NASA!

Margaret Hamilton loved numbers as a young girl. She knew how many miles it was to the moon (and how many back). She loved studying algebra and geometry and calculus and using math to solve problems in the outside world.

Soon math led her to MIT and then to helping NASA put a man on the moon! She handwrote code that would allow the spacecraft's computer to solve any problems it might encounter. Apollo 8. Apollo 9. Apollo 10. Apollo 11. Without her code, none of those missions could have been completed.
 
Dean Robbins and Lucy Knisley deliver a lovely portrayal of a pioneer in her field who never stopped reaching for the stars.

Book information

ISBN: 9780399551857
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Imprint: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pub date:
Edition: First edition
DEWEY: 629.454092
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 40
Weight: 392g
Height: 226mm
Width: 285mm
Spine width: 11mm