Rise of the rocket girls : the women who propelled us, from missiles to the Moon to Mars
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Rise of the rocket girls : the women who propelled us, from missiles to the Moon to Mars
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The work Rise of the rocket girls : the women who propelled us, from missiles to the Moon to Mars represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Culver-Union Township Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.
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- Rise of the rocket girls : the women who propelled us, from missiles to the Moon to Mars
- Title remainder
- the women who propelled us, from missiles to the Moon to Mars
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- Nathalia Holt
- Subject
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- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology.
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women.
- trueGender role
- trueHistory Writing -- Women's History
- trueMathematics
- trueScience
- trueScience Writing -- Space and Flight
- trueSpace exploration
- TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Aeronautics & Astronautics.
- trueWomen
- trueWomen engineers
- Women in science
- trueWomen scientists
- trueSpace flight
- trueAdult books for young adults
- trueAerospace engineering
- 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.
- Award
- School Library Journal Best Books: Best Adult Books 4 Teens, 2016
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- Publisher's marketing
- Cataloging source
- BT
- Dewey number
- 629
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- illustrations
- photographs
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Target audience
- adult
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