The Rocket Chemist: Mary Sherman Morgan (eBook, ePUB) - Webster, Michael
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The Rocket Chemist : The Woman Who Fueled America's First Satellite
October 1957: The Soviet Union launches Sputnik, plunging America into crisis. The nation's pride, and its place in the world, depended on one mission: launching a satellite before the year ended. The problem? The rocket needed more power than its existing fuel could provide.
The task of finding the chemical solutionone that required a leap in rocket science but fit within existing engine hardwarefell to a single individual working in a high-security lab: Mary Sherman Morgan .
Born in rural North Dakota, Morgan was…mehr

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The Rocket Chemist: The Woman Who Fueled America's First Satellite

October 1957: The Soviet Union launches Sputnik, plunging America into crisis. The nation's pride, and its place in the world, depended on one mission: launching a satellite before the year ended. The problem? The rocket needed more power than its existing fuel could provide.

The task of finding the chemical solutionone that required a leap in rocket science but fit within existing engine hardwarefell to a single individual working in a high-security lab: Mary Sherman Morgan.

Born in rural North Dakota, Morgan was the only woman chemist at North American Aviation's Rocketdyne division. Working under unimaginable pressure, she swiftly formulated Hydyne (H-5), a potent, high-energy fuel mixture. It was the crucial, necessary edge. On January 31, 1958, the Jupiter-C rocketfueled by Morgan's inventionlaunched Explorer 1, placing the first American satellite in orbit and successfully thrusting the United States back into the space race. Approx.160 pages, 34100 word count

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Born and raised in a small town on the east coast of Scotland, the author brings a unique and refreshing voice to his writing. A late-in-life diagnosis of Asperger's Syndrome illuminated his lifelong journey, giving him a deeper understanding of the distinct way he sees the world.

Describing himself as an optimist on a mission to entertain and inform, he aims to take the reader's imagination to its limits and deliver a truly unforgettable experience.