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Rocket girl : the story of Mary Sherman Morgan, America's first female rocket scientist, George D. Morgan

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In 1938, a young German rocket enthusiast named Wernher von Braun had dreams of building a rocket that could fly him to the moon. On the opposite side of the world, a young farm girl named Mary Sherman was attending high school in Ray, North Dakota. 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. The author relates how World War II and the Cold War space race with the Russians changed the fates of both von Braun and his mother. When von Braun and other top engineers could not find a solution to the repeated failures that plagued the nascent U.S. rocket program, North American Aviation, where Mary Sherman Morgan then worked, was given the challenge. Recognizing her talent for chemistry, company management turned the assignment over to young Mary. Her work resulted in a new propellant, Hydyne. 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
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eng
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325 pages
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9781616147396
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Rocket girl : the story of Mary Sherman Morgan, America's first female rocket scientist
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Rocket girl
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the story of Mary Sherman Morgan, America's first female rocket scientist
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George D. Morgan
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Rocket girl
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the story of Mary Sherman Morgan, Americas first female rocket scientist
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eng
Summary
In 1938, a young German rocket enthusiast named Wernher von Braun had dreams of building a rocket that could fly him to the moon. On the opposite side of the world, a young farm girl named Mary Sherman was attending high school in Ray, North Dakota. 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. The author relates how World War II and the Cold War space race with the Russians changed the fates of both von Braun and his mother. When von Braun and other top engineers could not find a solution to the repeated failures that plagued the nascent U.S. rocket program, North American Aviation, where Mary Sherman Morgan then worked, was given the challenge. Recognizing her talent for chemistry, company management turned the assignment over to young Mary. Her work resulted in a new propellant, Hydyne. 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
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individual biography
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Morgan, George D
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  • 509.2
  • B
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illustrations
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index present
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non fiction
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  • Morgan, Mary Sherman
  • Rocketry
  • Women scientists
  • Rocketry
  • SCIENCE
  • BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
  • SCIENCE
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the story of Mary Sherman Morgan, America's first female rocket scientist
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Rocket girl : the story of Mary Sherman Morgan, America's first female rocket scientist, George D. Morgan
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-309) and index
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ocn818738033
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23 cm
Extent
325 pages
Isbn
9781616147396
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2013010090
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unmediated
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rdamedia
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  • n
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40022617131
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illustrations
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(OCoLC)818738033
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Rocket girl : the story of Mary Sherman Morgan, America's first female rocket scientist, George D. Morgan
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-309) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
ocn818738033
Dimensions
23 cm
Extent
325 pages
Isbn
9781616147396
Lccn
2013010090
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other control number
40022617131
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)818738033

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