Title:
Women who launched the computer age / by Laurie Calkhoven ; illustrated by Alyssa Petersen.
ISBN:
9781481470476
9781481470469
Personal Author:
Edition:
Simon Spotlight Edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Simon Spotlight, [2016]
Physical Description:
48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Contents:
The world before computers -- World at war -- Meet the human computers -- Top secret! -- The amazing ENIAC -- Trailblazers -- But wait...there's more!
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.
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader LG 5.6 1 184916
Subject Term:
Genre:
Added Author:
Interest age level:
Age 6-8.
OCLC Number:
ocn950004277
Availability:
Inver Grove Heights - Inver Glen~1
Lakeville - Heritage~1
Apple Valley - Galaxie~1
Burnsville - Burnhaven~1
Rosemount - Robert Trail~1
Hastings - Pleasant Hill~1
