Women who launched the computer age / by Laurie Calkhoven ; illustrated by Alyssa Petersen.
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.). -- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781481470476
- ISBN: 1481470477
- ISBN: 9781481470469
- ISBN: 1481470469
- ISBN: 9781518218736
- ISBN: 1518218733
- ISBN: 9781484493427
- ISBN: 9781338277340
- Physical Description: 48 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm.
- Edition: Simon Spotlight edition.
- Publisher: New York : Simon Spotlight, [2016]
- Copyright: ©2016
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- Target Audience Note:
- Age 6-8.880L Lexile
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR LG 5.6 1 184916.
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| Jacksonville Main Library | ER 004.092 CAL (Text) | 36015001423793 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Angier Public Library | E 004.092 Cal / Level Reader (Text) | 33632002754571 | Easy Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Beaufort Main | E CALKH (Text) | 34208203231575 | Easy Reader | Available | - |
| Bogue Banks | E CALKH (Text) | 34208203546550 | Easy Reader | Available | - |
| Braswell Memorial Main Library | J 004.092 CAL (Text) | 37807000015274 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Charles H. Stone Memorial Library | J 004.092 CAL (Text) | 30665100380009 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Erwin Public Library | J 004.092 Cal PBK (Text) | 33631001604738 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Forsyth Central | J004.092 C (Text) | 0112521407599 | Easy Reader | Available | - |
| George H. & Laura E. Brown Library | J 004.092 Cal (Text) | 30308101152073 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Goldsboro Library | J004.092 CAL (Text) | 900000000441122 | Easy Reader | Available | - |
