Rocket Girl; The Story of Mary Sherman Morgan, America's First Female Rocket Scientist
Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books, 2013. First Printing [Stated]. Trade paperback. [2], 325, [9] pages. Illustrations. Foreword by Ashley Stroupe, Ph.D. Author's Note. Notes. Index. Cover has some wear. Ink underlining, comments and marks noted. The son of Mary Sherman Morgan, the author is also a playwright and screenwriter. 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 journey to uncover his mother's lost legacy--one buried deep under secrets political, technological, and personal. In an age when girls rarely dreamed of a career in science, Mary wanted to be a chemist. World War II and the Cold War space race with the Russians changed the fate of 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. 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. Condition: Good.
Keywords: Mary Sherman Morgan, North American Aviation, Wernher von Braun, Rockets, Missiles, Cold War, Propellant, Walter Dornberger, John Galione, Dorothy Hegstad, Hydyne, ICBM, Irving Kanarek, Kindelberger, Robert Kraemer, Liquid Oxygen, Bruce Medaris, Tom
ISBN: 9781616147396
[Book #77357]
Price: $25.00