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Book

Rise of the rocket girls : the women who propelled us, from missiles to the moon to Mars

Call Number

  • 629.4 H7584 (CEN, OSH)

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Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2016.

Physical Description

xiii, 338 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm

Contents

  • January 1958 : Launch day
  • 1940s. Up, up, and away ; Headed west
  • 1950s. Rockets rising ; Miss Guided Missile ; Holding back ; Ninety days and ninety minutes ; Moonglow
  • 1960s. Analog overlords ; Planetary pull ; The Last Queen of Outer Space
  • 1970s-today. Men are from Mars ; Look like a girl.

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