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Author Calkhoven, Laurie.

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

Publication Info. New York : Simon Spotlight, 2016.

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 GDL Central Library Children's Non-fiction    j 004.092 CAL    Coming Soon
 GDL Montrose Library Children's Non-fiction    j 004.092 CAL    Available
 GDL Pacific Park Library Children's Non-fiction    j 004.092 CAL    Coming Soon
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Edition Simon Spotlight Edition.
Description 48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
text rdacontent
unmediated rdamedia
volume rdacarrier
Series You should meet
Ready-to-read. Level three
You should meet.
Ready-to-read. Level three, Megastar reader!
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.
Audience Age 6-8.
Contents The world before computers -- World at war -- Meet the human computers -- Top secret! -- The amazing ENIAC -- Trailblazers -- But wait...there's more!
Study Program 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.
Women computer scientists.
Computer scientists.
Women computer programmers.
Computer programmers.
Women -- Biography.
ENIAC (Computer)
Computer industry.
Genre/Form Biographies.
Added Author Petersen, Alyssa, illustrator.
ISBN 9781481470476
1481470477
9781481470483
1481470485
9781481470469
1481470469
9781518218736
1518218733

 
    
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