The women who launched the computer age
By: by Laurie Calkhoven ; illustrated by Alyssa Petersen
Contributors: Petersen, Alyssa, ill
Series: Ready-to-read; You should meet; You should meet; Ready-to-read
Publisher: Simon Spotlight
Published: 2016
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9781481470476
Subjects: ENIAC (Computer); Juvenile literature; Computer scientists; Computer programmers; Computer industry; Women computer scientists; Women computer programmers; History
Description: In 1946, six brilliant young women programmed the first all-electronic, programmable computer, the ENIAC, part of a secret World War II project. They learned to program without any programming languages or tools, and by the time they were finished, the ENIAC could run a complicated calculus equation in seconds. But when the ENIAC was presented to the press and public, the women were never introduced or given credit for their work. Learn all about what they did and how their invention still matters today in this story of six amazing young women everyone should meet!
Notes: 234 Childrens Plus, Inc.