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

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

Nathalia Holt

326 pages first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction feminism history science informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
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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 ...

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inspiring 77%
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adventurous 25%
reflective 19%
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emotional 6%
funny 6%
challenging 4%
relaxing 3%
lighthearted 1%
mysterious 1%
sad 1%

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