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Margaret and the Moon how Margaret Hamilton saved the first lunar landing

Introduces the woman mathematician whose childhood love of numbers led to her prestigious education and contributions at NASA while explaining how her handwritten codes proved essential throughout numerous space missions.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Robbins, Dean, 1957- (Author)
Other Authors:	Knisley, Lucy (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2017]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Hamilton, Margaret Heafield, > 1936- > Juvenile nonfiction. Computer software developers > United States > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction. Computer programmers > United States > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction. Women scientists > United States > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction. Scientists > United States > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction. Moon > Juvenile nonfiction. Biographies > Juvenile.
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Summary:	Introduces the woman mathematician whose childhood love of numbers led to her prestigious education and contributions at NASA while explaining how her handwritten codes proved essential throughout numerous space missions.
Physical Description:	1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9780399551857 0399551859 9780399551864 0399551867
Author Notes:	Dean Robbins is a journalist and children's book author. His previous books include Two Friends: Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass , illustrated by Sean Qualls and Selina Alko, and Miss Paul and the President , illustrated by Nancy Zhang. He lives in Madison, Wisconsin, with his family. You can visit him at deanrobbins.net. Lucy Knisley is a critically acclaimed award-winning comic creator whose previous books include the New York Times bestselling Relish: My Life in the Kitchen. She has also made comics for Marvel, Valiant Comics, and BOOM! Studios. This is her first picture book. Lucy lives in Chicago with her husband and their fluffy orange cat. See more of her work at lucyknisley.com.