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Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles to the Moon to Mars
Rise of the Rocket Girls The Women Who Propelled Us from Missiles to the Moon to Mars
Author: Nathalia Holt
The riveting true story of the women who launched America into space. — 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...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780316338905
ISBN-10: 0316338907
Publication Date: 1/17/2017
Pages: 352
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Publisher: Back Bay Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
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