Women who launched the computer age /

Calkhoven, Laurie,

Women who launched the computer age / by Laurie Calkhoven ; illustrated by Alyssa Petersen. - Simon Spotlight edition. - 48 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 23 cm - You should meet Ready-to-read. Level three . - Calkhoven, Laurie. You should meet. . - Ready-to-read. Level three, Megastar reader! .

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.). -- 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.

Age 6-8.

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