The women who launched the computer age, by Laurie Calkhoven ; illustrated by Alyssa Petersen
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The women who launched the computer age, by Laurie Calkhoven ; illustrated by Alyssa Petersen
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eng
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collective biography
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illustrations
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resource.interestAgeLevel
Ages 6-8
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fiction
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The women who launched the computer age
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by Laurie Calkhoven ; illustrated by Alyssa Petersen
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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 publisherThe story of Jean Jennings, Kay McNulty, Frances Bilas, Ruth Lichterman, Betty Snyder, and Marlyn Wescoff, who were chosen to work on the ENIAC computer
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- Computer scientists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile fiction
- Computer industry -- United States -- History -- Juvenile fiction
- Computer programmers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile fiction
- Women computer scientists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile fiction
- Women computer programmers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile fiction
- ENIAC (Computer) + History -- Juvenile fiction
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- Computer scientists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile fiction
- Computer industry -- United States -- History -- Juvenile fiction
- Computer programmers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile fiction
- Women computer scientists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile fiction
- Women computer programmers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile fiction
- ENIAC (Computer) + History -- Juvenile fiction
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