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blevins's review
3.0
Pretty good memoir/history related to the Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) and the government's rocket department through the decades. Lord's dad worked at JPL for many years and the early part of the book is devoted to his career and how it affected her home life and childhood.
Second half of the book is more of a history of JPL, the role gender has played in the rocket engineering world and even elements such as homosexual engineers through the years.
The science stuff is pretty easy to follow thankfully.
Second half of the book is more of a history of JPL, the role gender has played in the rocket engineering world and even elements such as homosexual engineers through the years.
The science stuff is pretty easy to follow thankfully.
libkatem's review
3.0
A personalized history of JPL (which quite often acts as a memoir), Lord outlines the Lab's history.
rgombert's review
3.0
If anyone is thinking about reading this book -- DON'T.
It was a horrible book.
The author is all about telling us how her life sucked, NASA sucked, JPL sucked, Men suck, Women suck. There are few tidbits of information thrown in, but she does not have any kind words to sat a
This book consisted of complaining and whining with a little information thrown in.
I hope I never have to be in the same room with the author. I don't think I could take that much depression.
It was a horrible book.
The author is all about telling us how her life sucked, NASA sucked, JPL sucked, Men suck, Women suck. There are few tidbits of information thrown in, but she does not have any kind words to sat a
This book consisted of complaining and whining with a little information thrown in.
I hope I never have to be in the same room with the author. I don't think I could take that much depression.
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