Rise of the rocket girls :
by Holt, Nathalia,
Edition statement:First edition. Published by : Little, Brown and Company, (New York :) Physical details: xiii, 338 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm ISBN:9780316338929 :; 0316338923 :.
Subject(s):
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (U.S.)
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Biography.
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Women mathematicians
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United States
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Biography.
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Women in computer science
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United States
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Biography.
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Women computer programmers
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United States
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Biography.
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Women mathematicians
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United States
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History.
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (U.S.)
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History.
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Rocketry
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United States
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History.
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Astronautics
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United States
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History.
Year: 2016
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Harrison Village Library | 629.4072 HOL | Available | 24216 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-323) and index.
Traces the pivotal achievements of the elite female science recruits at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where in the mid-twentieth century they transformed rocket design and enabled the creation of the first American satellites.
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