#27 in History
Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race
7.97.9 / 10
Score out of 10205 ratingsConfidence 58%: this much of the score is the readers’ own
- NYT bestseller · 24 weeks on the list, peaked at #1
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About the book
Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Who Helped Win the Space Race is a 2016 nonfiction book written by Margot Lee Shetterly.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.8 across 205 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 58% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the History average of 8.0. That is how 7.9 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.9 | 14 | 7% |
| Hardcover | 7.8 | 191 | 93% |
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