Women who launched the computer age / by Laurie Calkhoven ; illustrated by Alyssa Petersen

Author:: Calkhoven, Laurie
Published:: New York : Simon Spotlight, [2016]
Edition:: Simon Spotlight Edition.
Physical Description:: 48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Additional Creators:: Petersen, Alyssa

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Contents:

The world before computers -- World at war -- Meet the human computers -- Top secret! -- The amazing ENIAC -- Trailblazers -- But wait...there's more!

Summary:

The story of Jean Jennings, Kay McNulty, Frances Bilas, Ruth Lichterman, Betty Snyder, and Marlyn Wescoff, who were chosen to work on the ENIAC computer.
True story of six women who programmed the ENIAC computer as part of a secret WWII mission. They learned to program the computer without any software, instructions or tools (none existed.). --

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ISBN:

9781481470476
1481470477
9781481470483
1481470485
9781481470469
1481470469

Interest Age:

Age 6-8.

Source of Acquisition:

Purchased with funds from the Class of 1960 Libraries Endowment; 2017

Endowment Note:

Class of 1960 Libraries Endowment

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