Rise of the Rocket Girls (2016) by Nathalia Holt
Rise of the Rocket Girls tells the inspiring story of the women who worked at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory during the early years of the space program, breaking barriers in a male-dominated field.
Rating: 3.0
Genres Biography, History, Science
Original language: en
Stars
Katherine Johnson
Mary Jackson
Dorothy Vaughan
Creators
Nathalia Holt (author)
Nathalia Holt (author)
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