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

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.). -- 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]

Content descriptions

Target Audience Note:
Age 6-8.
880L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR LG 5.6 1 184916.
Subject:
Women computer scientists > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Computer scientists > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Women computer programmers > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Computer programmers > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
ENIAC (Computer) > History > Juvenile literature.
Computer industry > United States > History > Juvenile literature.
Genre:
Biographies.

Available copies

  • 21 of 24 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

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Jacksonville Main Library ER 004.092 CAL (Text) 36015001423793 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -