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The Necessary Calculus of Courage

By Michael Webster

The Necessary Calculus of Courage

By Michael Webster

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Before she was a global icon, Mary Jackson was a segregated "human computer," calculating the future while constrained by Jim Crow.This definitive biography chronicles the fifty-year journey of NASA's first Black female engineer. Driven by unrelenting moral courage, Jackson fought the courts for the right to attend all-white classes, securing her historic promotion in 1958.Yet, her greatest challenge was a profound career pivot: she voluntarily left her prestigious engineering title to work in Human Resources. There, she applied her rigorous, analytical mind to the internal mission of dismantling institutional bias.Jackson's life proves that the efficiency of science demands the equity of opportunity. Approx.174 pages, 30500 word count
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
174
Release Date:
2025-10-26
Publication Date:
2025-10-26
Publisher:
Michael Webster
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN13:
9798232906368
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
228 g
Height:
140 cm
Width:
216 cm
Thickness:
10 cm
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