Rise of the rocket girls the women who propelled us, from missiles to the moon to Mars
During World War Il, when the brand-new minted Jet Propulsion Laboratory needed quick-thinking mathematicians to calculate jet velocities and plot missile trajectories, they recruited an elite group of young women--known as "computers"--who, with only pencil, paper, and mathematical prowes...
| Main Author: | Holt, Nathalia, 1980- (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Little, Brown and Company,
2016.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- 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.