Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13

Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13

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Series: Episodes, Math Read-Alouds
Tag: Episode 131
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Publication Year: 2018
ASIN: 1250137527
ISBN: 9781250137524

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As a child, Katherine Johnson loved to count. She counted the steps on the road, the number of dishes and spoons she washed in the kitchen sink, everything! Boundless, curious, and excited by calculations, young Katherine longed to know as much as she could about math, about the universe.

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