Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles to the Moon to Mars
(eBook)
Description
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.
Subjects
Astronautics -- History.
Biography.
Electronic books.
History.
Military.
Rocketry -- History.
Science.
Social history.
Twenty-first century.
Women -- Biography.
Women computer programmers -- Biography.
Women computer programmers -- History.
Women in computer science -- Biography.
Women mathematicians -- Biography.
Women mathematicians -- History.
More Details
Notes
Reviews from GoodReads
Citations
Holt, N. (2016). Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles to the Moon to Mars. Little, Brown and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Holt, Nathalia. 2016. Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us, From Missiles to the Moon to Mars. Little, Brown and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Holt, Nathalia, Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us, From Missiles to the Moon to Mars. Little, Brown and Company, 2016.
MLA Citation (style guide)Holt, Nathalia. Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us, From Missiles to the Moon to Mars. Little, Brown and Company, 2016.
Staff View
Hoopla Extract Information
| hooplaId | 12519271 |
|---|---|
| title | Rise of the Rocket Girls |
| language | |
| kind | EBOOK |
| series | |
| season | |
| publisher | |
| price | 2.99 |
| active | 1 |
| pa | |
| profanity | |
| children | |
| demo | |
| duration | |
| rating | |
| abridged | |
| fiction | |
| purchaseModel | INSTANT |
| dateLastUpdated | Feb 07, 2023 06:11:38 PM |
Record Information
| Last File Modification Time | Aug 02, 2025 10:47:32 PM |
|---|---|
| Last Grouped Work Modification Time | Aug 19, 2025 10:18:20 PM |
MARC Record
| LEADER | 03069nam a22005895i 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | MWT15722398 | ||
| 003 | MWT | ||
| 005 | 20250726123653.1 | ||
| 006 | m o d | ||
| 007 | cr cn||||||||| | ||
| 008 | 250726s2016 xxu eo 000 0 eng d | ||
| 020 | |a 9780316338912 |q (electronic bk.) | ||
| 020 | |a 0316338915 |q (electronic bk.) | ||
| 028 | 4 | 2 | |a MWT15722398 |
| 029 | |a https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/hbg_9780316338912_180.jpeg | ||
| 037 | |a 15722398 |b Midwest Tape, LLC |n http://www.midwesttapes.com | ||
| 040 | |a Midwest |e rda | ||
| 099 | |a eBook hoopla | ||
| 100 | 1 | |a Holt, Nathalia, |e author. | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Rise of the Rocket Girls : |b The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles to the Moon to Mars |h [electronic resource] / |c Nathalia Holt. |
| 264 | 1 | |a [United States] : |b Little, Brown and Company, |c 2016. | |
| 264 | 2 | |b Made available through hoopla | |
| 300 | |a 1 online resource (352 pages) | ||
| 336 | |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |a computer |b c |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |a online resource |b cr |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 347 | |a text file |2 rda | ||
| 506 | |a Instant title available through hoopla. | ||
| 520 | |a 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. | ||
| 538 | |a Mode of access: World Wide Web. | ||
| 610 | 7 | |a Jet Propulsion Laboratory (U.S.) |v Biography. | |
| 610 | 7 | |a Jet Propulsion Laboratory (U.S.) |x History. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Astronautics |x History. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Rocketry |x History. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Women computer programmers |v Biography. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Women computer programmers |x History. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Women in computer science |v Biography. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Women mathematicians |v Biography. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Women mathematicians |x History. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Aeronautics. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Biography. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a History. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Military. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Science. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Social history. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Twenty-first century. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Women |v Biography. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Electronic books. | |
| 651 | 7 | |a United States. | |
| 710 | 2 | |a hoopla digital. | |
| 856 | 4 | 0 | |u https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/12519271?utm_source=MARC&Lid=hh4435 |z Instantly available on hoopla. |
| 856 | 4 | 2 | |z Cover image |u https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/hbg_9780316338912_180.jpeg |