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

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

Label
The women who launched the computer age
Title
The women who launched the computer age
Statement of responsibility
by Laurie Calkhoven ; illustrated by Alyssa Petersen
Creator
Contributor
Author
Illustrator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
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.). --
  • 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
Member of
Assigning source
Provided by publisher
Biography type
collective biography
Cataloging source
DLC
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Calkhoven, Laurie
Dewey number
  • 004.092
  • B
Illustrations
illustrations
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
  • You should meet
  • Ready-to-read
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Women computer scientists
  • Computer scientists
  • Women computer programmers
  • Computer programmers
  • ENIAC (Computer)
  • Computer industry
Target audience
juvenile
Label
The women who launched the computer age, by Laurie Calkhoven ; illustrated by Alyssa Petersen
Instantiates
Publication
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
1682463
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
48 pages
Isbn
9781481470469
Lccn
2016021574
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
chiefly color illustrations
System control number
  • (Sirsi) 1682463
  • (OCoLC)950004277
Label
The women who launched the computer age, by Laurie Calkhoven ; illustrated by Alyssa Petersen
Publication
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
1682463
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
48 pages
Isbn
9781481470469
Lccn
2016021574
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
chiefly color illustrations
System control number
  • (Sirsi) 1682463
  • (OCoLC)950004277

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