Rise of the rocket girls : the women who propelled us, from missiles to the Moon to Mars
Holt, Nathalia, 1980-2016
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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. This book tells the stories of these women - known as 'human computers' - who broke the boundaries of both gender and science.
Main title:
Author:
Holt, Nathalia, 1980-, author
Edition:
First edition.
Imprint:
New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2016.
Collation:
xiii, 337 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 25 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9780316338929 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
621.435082
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1099338