Women Who Launched the Computer Age (You Should Meet)

by Laurie Calkhoven

Other authorsAlyssa Petersen (Illustrator)
Hardcover, 2016

Status

Available

Local notes

920 Cal

Barcode

5401

Collection

Publication

Simon Spotlight (2016), 48 pages. $16.99. (Jan 2018).

Description

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.). -- 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.

Language

Original language

English

Physical description

48 p.; 6 inches

Pages

48

Rating

(1 rating; 3)
Page: 1.333 seconds