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The Resource Women who launched the computer age, by Laurie Calkhoven ; illustrated by Alyssa Petersen
Women who launched the computer age, by Laurie Calkhoven ; illustrated by Alyssa Petersen
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The item Women who launched the computer age, by Laurie Calkhoven ; illustrated by Alyssa Petersen represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in DC Public Library System.This item is available to borrow from 13 library branches.
Resource Information
The item Women who launched the computer age, by Laurie Calkhoven ; illustrated by Alyssa Petersen represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in DC Public Library System.
This item is available to borrow from 13 library branches.
- Summary
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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.). --
- 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
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- Simon Spotlight edition.
- Extent
- 48 pages
- Contents
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- The world before computers
- World at war
- Meet the human computers
- Top secret!
- The amazing ENIAC
- Trailblazers
- But wait...there's more!
- Isbn
- 9781481470469
- Label
- Women who launched the computer age
- Title
- Women who launched the computer age
- Statement of responsibility
- by Laurie Calkhoven ; illustrated by Alyssa Petersen
- Subject
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- Computer industry -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature
- Computer programmers
- Computer programmers -- United States -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Computer scientists
- Computer scientists -- United States -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- ENIAC (Computer)
- ENIAC (Computer) -- History -- Juvenile literature
- History
- Juvenile works
- Women -- Biography
- Women computer programmers
- Women computer programmers -- United States -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Women computer scientists
- Women computer scientists -- United States -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Biography
- Computer industry
- Language
- eng
- Summary
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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.). --
- 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
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- collective biography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Calkhoven, Laurie
- Dewey number
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- 004.092
- B
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- no index present
- Intended audience
- Age 6-8
- LC call number
- QA76.2.A2
- LC item number
- C35 2016
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Petersen, Alyssa
- Series statement
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- You should meet
- Ready-to-read. Level three
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Women computer scientists
- Computer scientists
- Women computer programmers
- Computer programmers
- ENIAC (Computer)
- Computer industry
- Women computer scientists
- Computer scientists
- Women computer programmers
- Computer programmers
- Women
- ENIAC (Computer)
- Computer industry
- Target audience
- juvenile
- Label
- Women who launched the computer age, by Laurie Calkhoven ; illustrated by Alyssa Petersen
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The world before computers -- World at war -- Meet the human computers -- Top secret! -- The amazing ENIAC -- Trailblazers -- But wait...there's more!
- Control code
- ocn950004277
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Edition
- Simon Spotlight edition.
- Extent
- 48 pages
- Isbn
- 9781481470469
- Lccn
- 2016021574
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- color illustrations, color maps
- Label
- Women who launched the computer age, by Laurie Calkhoven ; illustrated by Alyssa Petersen
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The world before computers -- World at war -- Meet the human computers -- Top secret! -- The amazing ENIAC -- Trailblazers -- But wait...there's more!
- Control code
- ocn950004277
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Edition
- Simon Spotlight edition.
- Extent
- 48 pages
- Isbn
- 9781481470469
- Lccn
- 2016021574
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- color illustrations, color maps
Subject
- Computer industry -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature
- Computer programmers
- Computer programmers -- United States -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Computer scientists
- Computer scientists -- United States -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- ENIAC (Computer)
- ENIAC (Computer) -- History -- Juvenile literature
- History
- Juvenile works
- Women -- Biography
- Women computer programmers
- Women computer programmers -- United States -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Women computer scientists
- Women computer scientists -- United States -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Biography
- Computer industry
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