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Computer programmers Computer programming Computer science United States History Countess of Lovelace, Ada King 1815-1852 ENIAC (Computer) Hamilton, Margaret Heafield 1936- Hopper, Grace Murray Women computer engineers United States Biography Women computer programmers Yalow, Rosalyn S. (Rosalyn Sussman) 1921-2011Gibson, Karen Bush
Summary: "Real-world technology projects pair up with ... biographies of female computer scientists to make a ... book that will have kids ages 8 to 11 eager to develop their own apps"--Publisher marketing.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nomad Press 2019
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Summary: Aspiring scientists, young history enthusiasts, and children who enjoy learning about the world will be fascinated by these riveting snapshots--and parents who enjoyed the film Hidden Figures will find this to be the perfect extension. Covering important advancements made by women in fields such as biology, medicine, astronomy, and technology, author Rachel Swaby explains that people aren't...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yearling Books 2017
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Summary: Hopper made herself "one of the boys" in Howard Aiken's wartime Computation Laboratory at Harvard, then moved on to the Eckert and Mauchly Computer Corporation. Both rebellious and collaborative, she was influential in male-dominated military and business organzations at a time when women were encouraged to devote themselves to housework and childbearing. Her greatest technical achievement was...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The MIT Press 2009