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Women who launched the computer age  Cover Image Book Book

Women who launched the computer age

Calkhoven, Laurie (Author). Petersen, Alyssa, (illustrator.).

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: 1518218733
  • ISBN: 9781518218736
  • ISBN: 1481470469
  • ISBN: 9781481470469
  • ISBN: 1481470485
  • ISBN: 9781481470483
  • ISBN: 1481470477
  • ISBN: 9781481470476
  • Physical Description: 48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
    print
  • Edition: Simon Spotlight Edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Simon Spotlight, [2016]

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note: The world before computers -- World at war -- Meet the human computers -- Top secret! -- The amazing ENIAC -- Trailblazers -- But wait...there's more!
Target Audience Note:
Age 6-8.
Subject: Women computer scientists United States Biography
Computer scientists United States Biography
Women computer programmers United States Biography
Computer programmers United States Biography
ENIAC (Computer) History

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  • 2 of 2 copies available at Kenton County.

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Covington Branch J 004.0922 Calk (Text) 33126022328136 JNonfiction Available -
Independence Branch J 004.0922 Calk (Text) 33126022328128 JNonfiction Available -

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