text Rise of the rocket girls : the women who propelled us, from missiles to the moon to Mars
- Summary
- In the 1940s, when the newly minted Jet Propulsion Laboratory needed quick-thinking mathematicians, it recruited an elite group of young women -- known as human computers -- who, with only pencil, paper, and brain power, helped bring about America... Read more
- Contents
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January 1958: Launch day -- Up, up, and away -- Headed west -- Rockets rising -- Miss Guided Missile -- Holding back -- Ninety days and ninety minutes -- Moonglow -- Analog overlords -- Planetary pull -- The last queen of outer space -- Men are from Mars -- Look like a girl.
- Format
- text
- Description
- xiii, 337 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm
- Publisher
- 2017
| Library | Location | Status |
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| Interlochen Public LIbrary | Sci Space Holt in Adult Non-fiction | Available |
| Library | Location | Status |
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| TADL-IPL | Sci Space Holt in Adult Non-fiction | Available |
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