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Rise of the Rocket Girls

- The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles to the Moon to Mars
Af: Nathalia Holt Engelsk Paperback

Rise of the Rocket Girls

- The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles to the Moon to Mars
Af: Nathalia Holt Engelsk Paperback
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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 mathematical prowess, transformed rocket design, helped bring about the first American satellites, and made the exploration of the solar system possible.

For the first time, Rise of the Rocket Girls tells the stories of these women -- known as "human computers" -- who broke the boundaries of both gender and science. Based on extensive research and interviews with all the living members of the team, Rise of the Rocket Girls offers a unique perspective on the role of women in science: both where we''ve been, and the far reaches of space to which we''re heading.

"If Hidden Figures has you itching to learn more about the women who worked in the space program, pick up Nathalia Holt''s lively, immensely readable history, Rise of the Rocket Girls." -- Entertainment Weekly
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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 mathematical prowess, transformed rocket design, helped bring about the first American satellites, and made the exploration of the solar system possible.

For the first time, Rise of the Rocket Girls tells the stories of these women -- known as "human computers" -- who broke the boundaries of both gender and science. Based on extensive research and interviews with all the living members of the team, Rise of the Rocket Girls offers a unique perspective on the role of women in science: both where we''ve been, and the far reaches of space to which we''re heading.

"If Hidden Figures has you itching to learn more about the women who worked in the space program, pick up Nathalia Holt''s lively, immensely readable history, Rise of the Rocket Girls." -- Entertainment Weekly
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 352
ISBN-13: 9780316338905
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 0316338907
Kategori: Biografier: videnskab, teknologi og medicin
Udg. Dato: 26 jan 2017
Længde: 2mm
Bredde: 274mm
Højde: 141mm
Forlag: Little, Brown & Company
Oplagsdato: 26 jan 2017
Forfatter(e): Nathalia Holt
Forfatter(e) Nathalia Holt

Kategori Biografier: videnskab, teknologi og medicin

ISBN-13 9780316338905

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 352

Udgave

Længde 2mm

Bredde 274mm

Højde 141mm

Udg. Dato 26 jan 2017

Oplagsdato 26 jan 2017

Forlag Little, Brown & Company

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