392 reviews for:

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

Nathalia Holt

3.8 AVERAGE

rlse's review against another edition

3.0

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Back when computers were people, and all the computers at the JPL were women--by design!
I'm interested in comparing this with Hidden Figures.

spidervan's review against another edition

3.5

informative inspiring slow-paced

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I liked this book, but the way it was organized made it kind of hard to follow.

maryorr's review against another edition

3.5

informative inspiring medium-paced

puzzlebox24's review against another edition

3.0

informative inspiring slow-paced

madelyn91's review against another edition

5.0

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Incredible read, there is simply not enough herstory books. This is one of the greats. I started and finished in one sitting!

jessicaaee's review against another edition

4.25

informative inspiring medium-paced

tmkutawrites's review against another edition

4.0

informative slow-paced

danicaisbooked's review against another edition

3.0

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Mixed thoughts. Fascinating topic. Didn’t love the presentation or writing style.

So great topic. Average writing at best.

jandi's review against another edition

5.0

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A set of biographies of women that played a prominent role at JPL, from its beginnings building rockets to plotting trajectories for space exploration. The second half of the book, dealing with the different NASA missions was very exciting and inspiring. I loved seeing the evolution of technology used to do their work - must have been incredible having a career spanning pencil and paper, sliding rules, mechanical calculators, room-sized computers, etc.

ckeller48's review against another edition

4.5

informative inspiring medium-paced