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1 sound file : digital |
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Electronic audio file. |
| Contents |
January 1958 : Launch day -- Part I. 1940s. Up, up, and away -- Headed west -- Part II. 1950s. Rockets rising -- Miss Guided Missile -- Holding back -- Ninety days and ninety minutes -- Moonglow -- Part III. 1960s. Analog overlords -- Planetary pull -- The last queen of outer space -- Part IV. 1970s-today. Men are from Mars -- Look like a girl -- Epilogue. |
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Read by Erin Bennett. |
| Summary |
"During World War II, when the newly minted Jet Propulsion Laboratory needed quick-thinking mathematicians to calculate jet velocities and plot missile trajectories, they recruited an elite group of young women--known as human computers--who, with only pencil, paper, and mathematical prowess, transformed rocket design and helped bring about America's first ballistic missiles. But they were never interested in developing weapons--their hearts lay in the dream of space exploration. So when JPL became part of a new agency called NASA, the computers worked on the first probes to the moon, Venus, Mars, and beyond. Later, as digital computers largely replaced human ones, JPL was unique in training and retaining its brilliant pool of women. They became the first computer programmers and engineers, and through their efforts, we launched the ships that showed us the contours of our solar system. For the first time, Rise of the Rocket Girls tells the stories of these women who charted a course not only for the future of space exploration but also for the prospects of female scientists. Based on extensive research and interviews with the living members of the team, Rise of the Rocket Girls offers a unique perspective on the role of women in science, illuminating both where we've been and the far reaches of space to where we're heading."--Dust jacket. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. New York Hachette Audio 2016 Available via World Wide Web. |
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (U.S.) -- Biography.
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Women mathematicians -- United States -- Biography. -- Sound recordings.
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Women in computer science -- United States -- Biography. -- Sound recordings.
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Women computer programmers -- United States -- Biography. -- Sound recordings.
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Women mathematicians -- United States -- History. -- Sound recordings.
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Women computer programmers -- United States -- History. -- Sound recordings.
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (U.S.) -- History.
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Rocketry -- United States -- History -- 20th century. -- Sound recordings.
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Astronautics -- United States -- History -- 20th century. -- Sound recordings.
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Electronic audio books.
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OverDrive, Inc., distributor.
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Rocket girls, the women who propelled us, from missiles to the moon to Mars |
| ISBN |
9781478911982 (electronic audio bk.) |
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