00000nam a2200000 a 4500 Holt, Nathalia aut Verfasser/-in young women Jet Propulsion Laboratory computer programmers developing American history dreams World war II. computer engineers research first time mathematicians America digital computers Interviews women in STEM role of women in science NASA space exploration replaced FIRST female pioneers TRAINING English American Shelves recruit human computers rocket design Englisch space program weapons female scientists ballistic missiles women Rise of the Rocket Girls The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles to the Moon to Mars Holt, Nathalia London Little, Brown and Company 2016 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. 9780316338929 9780316338929 0316338923 0316338923 eng 338 Seiten