Hidden figures [DVD]
Title
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Hidden figures [DVD]
Summary
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As the United States raced against Russia to put a man in space, NASA found untapped talent in a group of African-American female mathematicians that served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in U.S. history. Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, and Katherine Johnson crossed all gender, race, and professional lines while their brilliance and desire to dream big, beyond anything ever accomplished before by the human race, firmly cemented them in U.S. history as true American heroes.
Other Title
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French title on container: Figures de l'ombre [videorecording]
Year Published
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2016-2017
Physical Description
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1 videodisc (approximately 127 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition
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Widescreen [edition].
Note
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Originally released as a motion picture in 2016.
Special features: No limits - the life of Katherine Johnson; Moving the decimal - honoring Katherine Johnson; filming in Georgia; gallery; audio commentaries.
Genre
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Biographical films.
Historical films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Added Author
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Melfi, Theodore.
Henson, Taraji P.
Spencer, Octavia.
Monáe, Janelle.
Summary
:
As the United States raced against Russia to put a man in space, NASA found untapped talent in a group of African-American female mathematicians that served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in U.S. history. Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, and Katherine Johnson crossed all gender, race, and professional lines while their brilliance and desire to dream big, beyond anything ever accomplished before by the human race, firmly cemented them in U.S. history as true American heroes.
UPC
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024543275336
024543275329
Publisher
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Beverly Hills, CA : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2017]
| Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
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| Edmonton Christian High | TRC DVD HID | Teacher resource | 30905000104301 | Teacher Materials |