My Remarkable Journey : : a Memoir

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Call Number: 921 Johnson, Katherine, Adult Book / Nonfiction / Biography / Science & Technology / Johnson, Katherine
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Pittsfield Branch, Traverwood Branch

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Pittsfield Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Nonfiction / Biography / Science & Technology / Johnson, Katherine	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Traverwood Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Nonfiction / Biography / Science & Technology / Johnson, Katherine	4-week checkout	On Shelf

Foreword / Dr. Yvonne Darlene Cagle -- Introduction: An unimaginable century -- Nobody else is better than you -- Education matters -- A time for everything -- The blessing of help -- Be ready -- Ask brave questions -- Tomorrow comes -- Love what you do -- Shoot for the moon -- Finish strong -- Land on a firm foundation.
In 2015, at the age of ninety-seven, Johnson became a global celebrity for her pioneering work as a mathematician on NASA's first flight into space. In her memoir Johnson provides a record of racial history that reveals the influential role Black educators played in nurturing the dreams of trailblazers like herself, and brings into focus the unrelenting grit required to make history and inspire future generations. -- adapted from jacket.

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