The Resource Rise of the rocket girls : the women who propelled us, from missiles to the Moon to Mars, Nathalia Holt
Rise of the rocket girls : the women who propelled us, from missiles to the Moon to Mars, Nathalia Holt
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- Summary
- In the 1940's and 50's, 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.
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First Back Bay Paperback Edition.
- Extent
- 337 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Note
- Originally published in hardcover by Little, Brown and Company
- Contents
-
- January 1958: Launch Day
- Part I: 1940's
- Part II: 1950's
- Part III: 1960's
- Part IV: 1970's - today
- Epilogue
- Isbn
- 9780316338905
- Label
- Rise of the rocket girls : the women who propelled us, from missiles to the Moon to Mars
- Title
- Rise of the rocket girls
- Title remainder
- the women who propelled us, from missiles to the Moon to Mars
- Statement of responsibility
- Nathalia Holt
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- trueWomen
- Women in science
- trueHistory Writing -- Women's History
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In the 1940's and 50's, 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.
- Summary
- Traces the pivotal achievements of the elite female science recruits at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where in the mid-20th century they transformed rocket design and enabled the creations of the first American satellites
- Award
- School Library Journal Best Books: Best Adult Books 4 Teens, 2016
- Assigning source
- Publisher's marketing
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- 10481669
- Cataloging source
- BT
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- 1980-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Holt, Nathalia
- Dewey number
- 629
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
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- Index
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- Literary form
- non fiction
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- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women.
- Target audience
- adult
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- the women who propelled us, from missiles to the moon to Mars
- Label
- Rise of the rocket girls : the women who propelled us, from missiles to the Moon to Mars, Nathalia Holt
- Note
- Originally published in hardcover by Little, Brown and Company
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-323) and index (pages [325]-337)
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- Contents
- January 1958: Launch Day -- Part I: 1940's -- Part II: 1950's -- Part III: 1960's -- Part IV: 1970's - today -- Epilogue
- Control code
- 20847153
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Edition
- First Back Bay Paperback Edition.
- Extent
- 337 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780316338905
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Lccn
- 2015954384
- Media category
- unmediated
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- Other physical details
- illustrations, photographs (some color)
- Label
- Rise of the rocket girls : the women who propelled us, from missiles to the Moon to Mars, Nathalia Holt
- Note
- Originally published in hardcover by Little, Brown and Company
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-323) and index (pages [325]-337)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- January 1958: Launch Day -- Part I: 1940's -- Part II: 1950's -- Part III: 1960's -- Part IV: 1970's - today -- Epilogue
- Control code
- 20847153
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Edition
- First Back Bay Paperback Edition.
- Extent
- 337 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780316338905
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Lccn
- 2015954384
- Media category
- unmediated
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- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, photographs (some color)
Subject
- trueAdult books for young adults
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- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women.
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- TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Aeronautics & Astronautics.
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- trueWomen engineers
- Women in science
- trueWomen scientists
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- trueEveryday Science
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- trueSchool Library Journal's Adult Books 4 Teens: 2016
- trueWomen in History
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