Bibliograph

The women who launched the computer age, by Laurie Calkhoven ; illustrated by Alyssa Petersen

Type

Label

The women who launched the computer age, by Laurie Calkhoven ; illustrated by Alyssa Petersen

Language

eng

resource.biographical

collective biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Age 6-8

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The women who launched the computer age

Oclc number

950004277

Responsibility statement

by Laurie Calkhoven ; illustrated by Alyssa Petersen

Series statement

You should meetReady-to-read

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 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

Target audience

juvenile

Classification