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Author:

Holt, Nathalia, 1980-

Title:

Rise of the rocket girls : the women who propelled us, from missiles to the moon to Mars / by Nathalia Holt.

Edition:

Large print edition.

Publisher:

Thorndike Press,

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

pages ; cm.

Subject:

Jet Propulsion Laboratory (U.S.)--Officials and employees--Biography.
United States.--National Aeronautics and Space Administration--Officials and employees--Biography.
Women scientists--United States--Biography.
Women mathematicians--United States--Biography.
Women computer engineers--United States--Biography.
Large type books.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents:

Preface -- January 1958 : launch day -- 1940s -- Up, up, and away -- Headed west -- 1950s -- Rockets rising -- Miss guided missile -- Holding back -- Ninety days and ninety minutes -- Moonglow -- 1960s -- Analog overlords -- Planetary pull -- The last queen of outer space -- 1970s : today -- Men are from mars -- Look like a girl -- Epilogue.

Summary:

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.

Series:

Thorndike Press large print popular and narrative nonfiction

ISBN:

1410491374 : HRD
9781410491374 : HRD

LCCN:

2016013365

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

SIPD314 -- James Kennedy Public Library (Dyersville)

MXPG943 -- Fort Dodge Public Library (Fort Dodge)

CMPE792 -- Drake Community Library (Grinnell)

GYPE631 -- Knoxville Public Library (Knoxville)

DPPE403 -- Kendall Young Library (Webster City)

BNPD611 -- Winterset Public Library (Winterset)