Rise of the Rocket Girls
The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles to the Moon to Mars
by Nathalia Holt and Nathalia Holt
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"The riveting true story of the women who launched America into space.
In the 1940s and 50s, when the newly minted Jet Propulsion Laboratory needed quick-thinking mathematicians to calculate velocities and plot trajectories, they didn’t turn to male graduates. Rather, they recruited an elite group of young women who, with only pencil, paper, and mathematical prowess, transformed rocket design, helped bring about the first American satellites, and made the exploration of the solar system possible.
For the first time, Rise of the Rocket Girls tells the stories of these women — known as “human computers” — who broke the boundaries of both gender and science. Based on extensive research and interviews with all the living members of the team, Rise of the Rocket Girls offers a unique perspective on the role of women in science: both where we’ve been, and the far reaches of space to which we’re heading. " --(source: Little, Brown and Company)
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Rocketry, Astronautics, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (U.S.), History, Women mathematicians, Women in computer science, Women computer programmers, Biography, Women scientists, Jet propulsion, Large type books, nyt:science=2016-05-08, New York Times bestsellerPlaces
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Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles to the Moon to Mars
Nov 21, 2017, Hachette Book Group, Hachette Audio and Blackstone Audio
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Rise of the rocket girls: the women who propelled us, from missiles to the moon to Mars
2017, Large Print Press
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Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles to the Moon to Mars
2016, Little Brown & Company
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Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles to the Moon to Mars
2016, Little, Brown and Company, Back Bay Books
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Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles to the Moon to Mars
2016, Thorndike Press
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-323) and index.
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