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Holt, Nathalia
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Author:Â
Holt, Nathalia, 1980- author.
ISBN:Â
9780316338929
Summary:Â
During World War Il, when the brand-new minted Jet Propulsion Laboratory needed quick-thinking mathematicians to calculate jet velocities and plot missile trajectories, they recruited an elite group of young women--known as "computers"--who, with only pencil, paper, and mathematical prowess, transformed rocket design and helped bring about America's first ballistic missiles. But they were never interested in developing weapons--their hearts lay in the dream of space exploration. So when JPL beca
Pub Date:Â
2016
Call NumberÂ
629.4 HOL 2016
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