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03917aam a2200589 i 4500 001 D84E09E6F68111E28B7FBBA1DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20130727010026 008 130327s2013 nyu b 001 0beng 010 $a 2013010090 020 $a 1616147393 (pbk.) 020 $a 9781616147396 (pbk.) 035 $a (OCoLC)818738033 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d BTCTA $d OCLCO $d OCLCQ $d CLE $d YDXCP $d MOF $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a TL781.85.M67 $b M67 2013 082 00 $a B $a B $2 23 100 1 $a Morgan, George D. 245 10 $a Rocket girl : $b the story of Mary Sherman Morgan, America's first female rocket scientist / $c George D. Morgan. 264 1 $a Amherst, New York : $b Prometheus Books, $c 2013. 300 $a 325, 8 unnmbered pages of plates : $b illustrations ; $c 23 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a "Blending a fascinating personal history with dramatic historical events, this book brings long-overdue attention to a brilliant woman whose work proved essential for America's early space program. This is the extraordinary true story of America's first female rocket scientist. Told by her son, it describes Mary Sherman Morgan's crucial contribution to launching America's first satellite and the author's labyrinthine journey to uncover his mother's lost legacy--one buried deep under a lifetime of secrets political, technological, and personal. In 1938, a young German rocket enthusiast named Wernher von Braun had dreams of building a rocket that could fly him to the moon. In Ray, North Dakota, a young farm girl named Mary Sherman was attending high school. In an age when girls rarely dreamed of a career in science, Mary wanted to be a chemist. A decade later the dreams of these two disparate individuals would coalesce in ways neither could have imagined. World War II and the Cold War space race with the Russians changed the fates of both von Braun and Mary Sherman Morgan. When von Braun and other top engineers could not find a solution to the repeated failures that plagued the nascent US rocket program, North American Aviation, where Sherman Morgan then worked, was given the challenge. Recognizing her talent for chemistry, company management turned the assignment over to young Mary. In the end, America succeeded in launching rockets into space, but only because of the joint efforts of the brilliant farm girl from North Dakota and the famous German scientist. While von Braun went on to become a high-profile figure in NASA's manned space flight, Mary Sherman Morgan and her contributions fell into obscurity--until now."-- $c Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Morgan, Mary Sherman, $d 1921-2004. 650 0 $a Rocketry $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Women scientists $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Rocketry $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 856 42 $3 Cover image $u 9781616147396.jpg 941 $a 21 952 $l DPPE403 $d 20240611014159.0 952 $l ALPE516 $d 20240417012815.0 952 $l BRPD251 $d 20240119012840.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20220503071003.0 952 $l LAPH975 $d 20200528053752.0 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20200204065515.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20200110051439.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191211023340.0 952 $l CDPC522 $d 20191119020911.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20181006072346.0 952 $l N4AX745 $d 20180808035734.0 952 $l EBPE325 $d 20180728013810.0 952 $l HYAX325 $d 20180623024500.0 952 $l JKPC771 $d 20171121010636.0 952 $l GDPF771 $d 20170418093801.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20161202021543.0 952 $l CDPF771 $d 20160505044554.0 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20140812083126.0 952 $l HWAX074 $d 20140415021840.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20131002011005.0 952 $l PRAX771 $d 20130802011609.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=D84E09E6F68111E28B7FBBA1DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search