Mae Jemison
Author of Find Where The Wind Goes: Moments From My Life
About the Author
Image credit: Official NASA Photo
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Works by Mae Jemison
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Jemison, Mae
- Legal name
- Jemison, Mae Carol
- Birthdate
- 1956-10-17
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Decatur, Alabama, USA
- Places of residence
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA - Education
- Cornell University
Stanford University - Occupations
- astronaut
physician
engineer
children's book author - Organizations
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Peace Corps
Dartmouth College
Cornell University
American Medical Association
American Chemical Society (show all 8)
Association of Space Explorers
American Association for the Advancement of Science - Awards and honors
- Essence Science and Technology Award (1988)
Gamma Sigma Sigma Woman of the Year (1990)
Ebony Black Achievement Award (1992)
National Women's Hall of Fame (1993)
Kilby Science Award (1993)
People Magazine's Fifty Most Beautiful People (1993) (show all 11)
Turner Trumpet Award (1993)
Texas Women's Hall of Fame (2002)
International Space Hall of Fame (2004)
Rachel Carson Award (2005)
Buzz Aldrin Space Pioneer Award (2017)
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Grades 2-5
Kids interested in what the future holds for aeronautics will enjoy reading this account of the 100 Year Starship. The initiative began with a call for ideas from DARPA in 2011, who awarded funds in 2012 to Dr. Mae Jemison's team. Her group will use the money to start 100YSS. The goal is to work over the next 100 years to make human travel to other stars possible. While more of the book is devoted to the history of exploration up to this point, space afficianados will appreciate show more the attention given to some of the details that the group must consider as they take the first steps to make this a reality. Co-written by Dr. Mae Jemison and Dana Meachen Rau, the tone is conversational and engaging with plenty of photos. A solid addition to STEM collections. show less
Kids interested in what the future holds for aeronautics will enjoy reading this account of the 100 Year Starship. The initiative began with a call for ideas from DARPA in 2011, who awarded funds in 2012 to Dr. Mae Jemison's team. Her group will use the money to start 100YSS. The goal is to work over the next 100 years to make human travel to other stars possible. While more of the book is devoted to the history of exploration up to this point, space afficianados will appreciate show more the attention given to some of the details that the group must consider as they take the first steps to make this a reality. Co-written by Dr. Mae Jemison and Dana Meachen Rau, the tone is conversational and engaging with plenty of photos. A solid addition to STEM collections. show less
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- Works
- 9
- Members
- 444
- Popularity
- #55,179
- Rating
- 2.9
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- 1
- ISBNs
- 29
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