rise of the rocket girls - massbay community college mathematical prowess, transformed rocket...
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Dr. Frank WhiteThe Overview Effect: Space Exploration and Human Evolution Tuesday, Oct. 25, 12-1:30PM • Wellesley Hills Campus – Library AtriumContact: Linda Grisham, [email protected]
Yari Golden-CastanoMars One: The Quest for Space Colonization on MarsWednesday, Nov. 2, 12:30-2:00PM • Wellesley Hills Campus – Library AtriumContact: Valerie Kapilow, [email protected]
Author visit and book signing!
In the 1940s and 1950s, when the newly minted Jet Propulsion Laboratory needed mathematicians to calculate velocities and plot trajectories, they recruited an elite group of young women who, with pencil, paper, and mathematical prowess, transformed rocket design, helped bring about the first American satellites, and made exploration of the solar system possible.
Dr. Nathalia HoltRise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles to the Moon to Mars
Tuesday, Oct. 18, 12:00-1:30PMWellesley Hills Campus – Library AtriumFor more information please contact: Chris La Barbera, [email protected]
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