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cspg
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Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles to the Moon to Mars
by 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 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.

  • Hardcover: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Little, Brown and Company (April 12, 2016)
  • ISBN-10: 0316338923
  • ISBN-13: 978-0316338929

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posted 10-03-2016 09:06 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for TRS   Click Here to Email TRS     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Interview yesterday on Radio New Zealand about Rise of the Rocket Girls.
The contributions to space exploration by an incredible group of women might have been forgotten if it weren't for one writer Googling names for her first child.

Natalia Holt is a science writer who liked the name Eleanor Francis. A Google search came up with a photo of Eleanor Francis Helin accepting an award at NASA in the 1960s, she was one of the many women used as human computers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

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"Rise of the Rocket Girls" is a finalist in Goodreads Choice Awards for "Best History & Biography." Voting is open through Nov. 27.

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