Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race

by Margot Lee Shetterly

“Red-Made Satellite Flashes Across US,” printed the Daily Press in Newport News. “Sphere Tracked in 4 Crossings Over US,” ran the New York Times headline. It took no time for the mysterious name to pass from Soviet mouths to American ears: Sputnik.