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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 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.

"If Hidden Figures has you itching to learn more about the women who worked in the space program, pick up Nathalia Holt's lively, immensely readable history, Rise of the Rocket Girls." -- Entertainment Weekly

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Back Bay Books; Reprint edition (January 17, 2017)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 384 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0316338907
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0316338905
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 1040L
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.45 x 0.88 x 8.25 inches
Reviewer: L. Caulkins
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Fantastic non-fiction read
Review: Wow! Fantastic non-fiction read! In telling us the story about the women of the Jet Propulsion Lab, Holt brings us a the bonus of another angle of the rise and development of the space exploration era. This one peers at the history from outside Cape Canaveral/Kennedy, and thus provides a fuller understanding of how widespread the industry has been - there is so much more than "just" NASA.This book will appeal to a broad spectrum - men and women, older and youthful. While containing trivial memoir-style annecdotes that infuse the more technical discussions with personal interest and keep the book from getting heavy, it's not a Chick Lit piece that would bore someone like my husband (in fact, he's reading it now). (And don't take my words to indicate that he's a chauvinist, because he's no such thing, and he loves strong female characters - just, living in a house of all women and girls, he sometimes feels that certain books or movies have "too much estrogen for me right now". This book definitely will not do that for him.)The writing is very engaging, so no yawning over Holt's work. Rise leaves me wanting to find recent books about the planets and their moons, and wanting to find out more from my father about his time working on the Space Shuttle programming. The only way this book could be better is if the title used "Women" instead of the diminuizing "Girls," as these were all very much adults, and highly accomplished and respected ones at that.Oh yeah, and now I'm going to play the recordings from Voyager's gold record while I make some minestrone soup. . . Thank you, Nathalia Holt, for one of those reads that pull your mind into its zone long after you've turned the last page. 🙂

Reviewer: B. Downey
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Nathalia Holt's book is a great tribute to the original computers and I am very impressed with the sacrifices they made.........
Review: Wow!!! I had no idea during the build-up of NASA and the space program what an influence women had on what was going on!!! Nathalia Holt did an amazing job of blending the personal lives and the professional lives of these incredible women into the story. The only reason I gave the book 4 stars instead of 5 stars is because of the depth of the science and math she went into to explain what the women had to know to further the work of the projects they were working on. At times, I got a little bored with that part; however, in the end it helped me understand how each program came together. I am so proud of these groundbreaking women. They didn't go out and march with signs and scream that they wanted women's rights. They quietly worked one math problem, one long,long day, one parking-place-clear-out-there, one failed flight at a time, year after year after year until their influence was so obvious that they could no longer be ignored. Nathalia Holt's book is a great tribute to the original "computers" and I am very impressed with the sacrifices they made, not just to the space program, but to all women for being so graceful, respectful and ladylike in the ways the made their contributions.

Reviewer: Utah Savvy reader
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Read this book!
Review: Loved this book! JPL, or at least the entity that would evolve into JPL, decided that it could and would hire mainly women with mathematical talents to work through the dawn of computing into what would become our space exploration program. It was unheard of at that time (late 1930s and early 40s) for married women, Asian women, African American women, divorced women, single women to be hired as professional 'computers,' as professionals, not typists. This is an exciting, well written book that is a pure pleasure to read. Our Bletchley Park began earlier, lasted longer and provided more and better employment to highly qualified women at a time when this was truly uncommon. This book is a pure pleasure to read and should be the required gift for every young woman who thinks she's weird because she's good at math.

Reviewer: Pamela G.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Fascinating reading
Review: Interesting history. Good read.

Reviewer: Krystal Pyatt
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: this is an amazing story of these smart and strong women
Review: Obviously, this is an amazing story of these smart and strong women. However, even though this was supposed to be about the women, it felt more like it was focusing on the business of JPL. For example, something tragic happened with one of the "computers" and instead of writing about it further, the writer moved along to talk about JPL as if the woman did not matter, but she was, in fact, a pivotal member. Either there were too many people fighting for recognition here and the author should have focused, or the writer should have spent more time with each character. I think was a developmental issue. If structured differently, I think the author could have easily completed what she sought to do.

Reviewer: Pam
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Gracias a los comentarios tan acertados que hay de este libro, llegué a él, la historia me tuvo enganchada todo el tiempo, siempre me pasa que quiero seguir leyendo pero no quería se terminará, de lo mejor que he leído este año, me gustó mucho la forma de escribir de Nathalia Holt, recomendado a todas aquellas mujeres que como yo sienten curiosidad por el papel de mujeres en la ciencia. Inspirador, divertido, real y sincero. Gracias Nathalia Holt por estas historias. 📈🚀👩🏻

Reviewer: Rc
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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Reviewer: Marta
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Nice story but very confusing. Timeline with no logic.

Reviewer: Mack
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: I have not received this book.....a possibility that I did not order it yet ??

Reviewer: Client d'Amazon
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: A must have to all of those who are interested in space sciences and/or the story of female scientists.The writing is gripping.