{"product_id":"computer-decoder-dorothy-vaughan-computer-scientist-paperback","title":"Computer Decoder: Dorothy Vaughan, Computer Scientist - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndi Diehn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKatie Mazeika\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA full-color picture book biography about Dorothy Vaughan, one of NASA's first African American managers and one of the groundbreakers on the front line of electronic computing--includes hands-on STEM activities for an introduction to coding.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDorothy Vaughan loved things that made sense--especially numbers  In \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eComputer Decoder: Dorothy Vaughan, Computer Scientist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, elementary-aged children follow Dorothy's journey from math teacher to human computer and beyond, a journey made difficult because she was an African American woman working during a time of segregation. 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