Computer Decoder: Dorothy Vaughan, Computer Scientist
Author:
Andi Diehn
Illustrator:
Katie Mazeika
Publication:
2019 by Nomad Press
Genre:
Biography, Math, Non-fiction, Picture Books, Science
Pages:
32
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Dorothy Vaughan loved things that made sense—especially numbers.
In Computer Decoder: Dorothy Vaughan, Computer Scientist, elementary-aged children follow Dorothy's path from math teacher to human computer to computer programmer. But it's not easy, because she was an African American woman working during a time of segregation. Find out how she kept working for fairness!
Computer Decoder is part of a set of four books in the Picture Book Biography series that introduces pioneers of science to young children and make career connections in different STEM fields.
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