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Author:

Calkhoven, Laurie.

Title:

The women who launched the computer age / by Laurie Calkhoven ; illustrated by Alyssa Petersen.

Publisher:

Simon Spotlight,

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

48 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Women computer scientists--United States--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Computer scientists--United States--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Women computer programmers--United States--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Computer programmers--United States--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
ENIAC (Computer)--History--Juvenile literature.
Computer industry--United States--History--Juvenile literature.

Other Authors:

Petersen, Alyssa, illustrator.

Summary:

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.). -- Provided by publisher.
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.

Series:

You should meet
Ready-to-read

ISBN:

1481470469
9781481470469
1481470485
9781481470483
1481470477
9781481470476 (hardcover)

LCCN:

2016021574

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