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Rocket Girl : The Story of Mary Sherman Morgan, America's First Female Rocket Scientist by George D. Morgan (2013, Trade Paperback)
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PublisherPrometheus Books, Publishers
ISBN-101616147393
ISBN-139781616147396
eBay Product ID (ePID)160006428
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Book TitleRocket Girl : the Story of Mary Sherman Morgan, America's First Female Rocket Scientist
Number of Pages334 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicWomen, History, Aeronautics & Astronautics, Science & Technology, Chemistry / General
Publication Year2013
IllustratorYes
GenreTechnology & Engineering, Science, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorGeorge D. Morgan
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight16.5 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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Reviews"A dramatic, suspenseful tale." --SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN "Illuminates the exploits of an unsung heroine of the space age." --Preston Lerner, author and journalist "A beautiful story well told. Mary Sherman Morgan, a woman who toiled in obscurity and liked it that way, rises from a dirt-poor and abusive childhood to break the gender barrier in rocket engineering. She goes on to solve the last remaining problem keeping America from the stars. Mary's contribution... would have forever vanished were it not for this book. An inspiration for women--and men--everywhere." --Rod L. Pyle, Author of Destination Mars "This portrait of a mother shrouded in mystery and largely forgotten by the field she pioneered is a compelling read." -- Publishers Weekly "An intriguing biography.... The personal story and family detective work are truly gripping, and Mary, in all her contradictions, emerges as a fascinating subject." -- Booklist "An accessible and enjoyable read.... [It reminds] us of the need to adequately record and credit the contributions of women scientists, like Morgan, to obtain the fullest account in our history-of-science collections. Recommended." -- Library Journal "A sweeping yet intensely personal book.... [It] takes us from the windswept prairies of North Dakota, where Mary Sherman was born, to the equally windswept steppes of Kazakhstan from which Sergei Korolev would launch Sputnik..., putting the United States on a crash course to catch up. [The] race between Korolev and his American rival, ex-Nazi rocketeer Wernher von Braun is deftly interwoven with the daily lives of the unknown engineers [like Mary] who made it possible." --Douglas L. Smith, legacy content producer, California Institute of Technology From the Trade Paperback edition., ""A dramatic, suspenseful tale."--SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN"Illuminates the exploits of an unsung heroine of the space age." --Preston Lerner, author and journalist "A beautiful story well told. Mary Sherman Morgan, a woman who toiled in obscurity and liked it that way, rises from a dirt-poor and abusive childhood to break the gender barrier in rocket engineering. She goes on to solve the last remaining problem keeping America from the stars. Mary's contribution... would have forever vanished were it not for this book. An inspiration for women--and men--everywhere."--Rod L. Pyle, Author of Destination Mars "This portrait of a mother shrouded in mystery and largely forgotten by the field she pioneered is a compelling read."--Publishers Weekly "An intriguing biography.... The personal story and family detective work are truly gripping, and Mary, in all her contradictions, emerges as a fascinating subject."--Booklist "An accessible and enjoyable read.... [It reminds] us of the need to adequately record and credit the contributions of women scientists, like Morgan, to obtain the fullest account in our history-of-science collections. Recommended."--Library Journal "A sweeping yet intensely personal book.... [It] takes us from the windswept prairies of North Dakota, where Mary Sherman was born, to the equally windswept steppes of Kazakhstan from which Sergei Korolev would launch Sputnik..., putting the United States on a crash course to catch up. [The] race between Korolev and his American rival, ex-Nazi rocketeer Wernher von Braun is deftly interwoven with the daily lives of the unknown engineers [like Mary] who made it possible." --Douglas L. Smith, legacy content producer, California Institute of Technology"An interesting book that sheds light on a little-known person who played a key role in the early days of the space age, one that should be more prominent given how few women were involved in aerospace at the time."--The Space Review, "This portrait of a mother shrouded in mystery and largely forgotten by the field she pioneered is a compelling read." - Publishers Weekly, "A dramatic, suspenseful tale." -SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN "Illuminates the exploits of an unsung heroine of the space age." -Preston Lerner, author and journalist "A beautiful story well told. Mary Sherman Morgan, a woman who toiled in obscurity and liked it that way, rises from a dirt-poor and abusive childhood to break the gender barrier in rocket engineering. She goes on to solve the last remaining problem keeping America from the stars. Mary's contribution... would have forever vanished were it not for this book. An inspiration for women-and men-everywhere." -Rod L. Pyle, Author of Destination Mars "This portrait of a mother shrouded in mystery and largely forgotten by the field she pioneered is a compelling read." - Publishers Weekly "An intriguing biography.... The personal story and family detective work are truly gripping, and Mary, in all her contradictions, emerges as a fascinating subject." - Booklist "An accessible and enjoyable read.... [It reminds] us of the need to adequately record and credit the contributions of women scientists, like Morgan, to obtain the fullest account in our history-of-science collections. Recommended." - Library Journal "A sweeping yet intensely personal book.... [It] takes us from the windswept prairies of North Dakota, where Mary Sherman was born, to the equally windswept steppes of Kazakhstan from which Sergei Korolev would launch Sputnik..., putting the United States on a crash course to catch up. [The] race between Korolev and his American rival, ex-Nazi rocketeer Wernher von Braun is deftly interwoven with the daily lives of the unknown engineers [like Mary] who made it possible." -Douglas L. Smith, legacy content producer, California Institute of Technology From the Trade Paperback edition.
SynopsisThis is the extraordinary true story of America's first female rocket scientist. Told by her son, it describes Mary Sherman Morgan's crucial contribution to launching America's first satellite and the author's labyrinthine journey to uncover his mother's lost legacy--one buried deep under a lifetime of secrets political, technological, and personal. In 1938, a young German rocket enthusiast named Wernher von Braun had dreams of building a rocket that could fly him to the moon. In Ray, North Dakota, a young farm girl named Mary Sherman was attending high school. In an age when girls rarely dreamed of a career in science, Mary wanted to be a chemist. A decade later the dreams of these two disparate individuals would coalesce in ways neither could have imagined. World War II and the Cold War space race with the Russians changed the fates of both von Braun and Mary Sherman Morgan. When von Braun and other top engineers could not find a solution to the repeated failures that plagued the nascent US rocket program, North American Aviation, where Sherman Morgan then worked, was given the challenge. Recognizing her talent for chemistry, company management turned the assignment over to young Mary.In the end, America succeeded in launching rockets into space, but only because of the joint efforts of the brilliant farm girl from North Dakota and the famous German scientist. While von Braun went on to become a high-profile figure in NASA's manned space flight, Mary Sherman Morgan and her contributions fell into obscurity--until now., AN UNSUNG HEROINE OF THE SPACE AGE HER STORY FINALLY TOLD. This is the extraordinary true story of America's first female rocket scientist. Told by her son, it describes Mary Sherman Morgan's crucial contribution to launching America's first satellite and the author's labyrinthine journey to uncover his mother's lost legacy--one buried deep under ......, AN UNSUNG HEROINE OF THE SPACE AGE HER STORY FINALLY TOLD. This is the extraordinary true story of America's first female rocket scientist. Told by her son, it describes Mary Sherman Morgan's crucial contribution to launching America's first satellite and the author's labyrinthine journey to uncover his mother's lost legacy--one buried deep under a lifetime of secrets political, technological, and personal. In 1938, a young German rocket enthusiast named Wernher von Braun had dreams of building a rocket that could fly him to the moon. In Ray, North Dakota, a young farm girl named Mary Sherman was attending high school. In an age when girls rarely dreamed of a career in science, Mary wanted to be a chemist. A decade later the dreams of these two disparate individuals would coalesce in ways neither could have imagined. World War II and the Cold War space race with the Russians changed the fates of both von Braun and Mary Sherman Morgan. When von Braun and other top engineers could not find a solution to the repeated failures that plagued the nascent US rocket program, North American Aviation, where Sherman Morgan then worked, was given the challenge. Recognizing her talent for chemistry, company management turned the assignment over to young Mary. In the end, America succeeded in launching rockets into space, but only because of the joint efforts of the brilliant farm girl from North Dakota and the famous German scientist. While von Braun went on to become a high-profile figure in NASA's manned space flight, Mary Sherman Morgan and her contributions fell into obscurity--until now.", AN UNSUNG HEROINE OF THE SPACE AGE HER STORY FINALLY TOLD. /B>This is the extraordinary true story of America's first female rocket scientist. Told by her son, it describes Mary Sherman Morgan's crucial contribution to launching America's first satellite and the author's labyrinthine journey to uncover his mother's lost legacy--one buried deep under a lifetime of secrets political, technological, and personal. In 1938, a young German rocket enthusiast named Wernher von Braun had dreams of building a rocket that could fly him to the moon. In Ray, North Dakota, a young farm girl named Mary Sherman was attending high school. In an age when girls rarely dreamed of a career in science, Mary wanted to be a chemist. A decade later the dreams of these two disparate individuals would coalesce in ways neither could have imagined. World War II and the Cold War space race with the Russians changed the fates of both von Braun and Mary Sherman Morgan. When von Braun and other top engineers could not find a solution to the repeated failures that plagued the nascent US rocket program, North American Aviation, where Sherman Morgan then worked, was given the challenge. Recogni|9781616147396|, LIKE THE FEMALE SCIENTISTS PORTRAYED IN HIDDEN FIGURES, MARY SHERMAN MORGAN WAS ANOTHERUNSUNG HEROINE OF THE SPACE AGE-NOWHER STORY IS FINALLY TOLD. This is the extraordinary true story of America's first female rocket scientist. Told by her son, it describes Mary Sherman Morgan's crucial contribution to launching America's first satellite and the author's labyrinthine journey to uncover his mother's lost legacy--one buried deep under a lifetime of secrets political, technological, and personal. In 1938, a young German rocket enthusiast named Wernher von Braun had dreams of building a rocket that could fly him to the moon. In Ray, North Dakota, a young farm girl named Mary Sherman was attending high school. In an age when girls rarely dreamed of a career in science, Mary wanted to be a chemist. A decade later the dreams of these two disparate individuals would coalesce in ways neither could have imagined. World War II and the Cold War space race with the Russians changed the fates of both von Braun and Mary Sherman Morgan. When von Braun and other top engineers could not find a solution to the repeated failures that plagued the nascent US rocket program, North American Aviation, where Sherman Morgan then worked, was given the challenge. Recognizing her talent for chemistry, company management turned the assignment over to young Mary. In the end, America succeeded in launching rockets into space, but only because of the joint efforts of the brilliant farm girl from North Dakota and the famous German scientist. While von Braun went on to become a high-profile figure in NASA's manned space flight, Mary Sherman Morgan and her contributions fell into obscurity--until now.
LC Classification NumberTL781.85.M67M67 2013
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- 31 Jan, 2017
An amazing story worth telling
It is amazing that people like the "woman who saved the US rocket program" should go unknown and unrecognized. This is such a great story, just from the scientific and historical perspective. The general scarcity of any details about Mary Morgan's personal life make it hard to write something completely satisfying from the personal perspective; I applaud the author for writing this book nonetheless. I am very glad to know what there was to tell about this amazing woman. I bought this book for my 17 year old daughter for a Christmas present, and read it before she got a chance to start. One of the things she thinks about being is an aerospace engineer - which is why I picked it up for her. What Mary Morgan accomplished is amazing, regardless of whether she is a man or a woman. But I was glad to have a woman role-model to share with my daughter, one who did what she loved, and did it well.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 19 Jul, 2021
Rocket Girl should be required STEM reading
great read about another unsung female science star who had a major role in facilitating the US advancement into SpaceVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 20 Jan, 2016
Great
A fascinating read and a story that should be in every textbook. She was an unsung hero.Verified purchase: Yes
