All About Margaret Hamilton

Description

The All About…Series delves into the lives of people who made an enormous contribution to society. In All About Margaret Hamilton, young readers will learn about the contribution she made to the world of space travel.

When the very first men landed on the moon on July 20, 1969, more than half a billion people around the world were watching. The journey to the moon had taken years of skill, wisdom, and effort. It had also taken a huge team of more than 400,000 people—including a young woman named Margaret Hamilton.

At first, NASA primarily gave Margaret the jobs that others did not want. She spent countless hours handwriting notes and computing formulas with paper and pencil. By the time the Apollo missions were heading for the moon, Margaret was a constant member on the team—and the only woman.

For many years, Margaret helped NASA achieve its main goals. Her talent for numbers and for creating software played a very important role in making space travel a reality. Even after she left NASA, Margaret kept producing software. She developed a universal computer language that made online communication faster and easier.

About the Author

Tamra Orr is the author of more than 500 nonfiction and educational books for readers of all ages. She graduated from Ball State University with a degree in teaching and English. She lives with her family in the Pacific Northwest. When she isn’t writing a book, she is reading one. She believes she has the best job in the world because she gets to know something new every day.

About the Illustrator

Moriah McReynolds obtaining her bachelor’s degree in illustration and graphic design at Indiana Wesleyan University and became a graphic designer for small businesses in Marion, Indiana. In 2022 McReynolds moved to the D.C. area to study journalism at Georgetown University, graduating 2022. McReynolds’ experience as a graphic designer, illustrator, and journalist allows her to utilizes those skills to craft important and engaging stories and illustrations that serve to educate the public. She lives in the D.C. area.