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Women Who Launched the Computer Age: Ready-to-Read Level 3 (You Should Meet)

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Women Who Launched the Computer Age: Ready-to-Read Level 3 (You Should Meet)

This book was chosen by the Childrenâ€™s Book Council as a best STEM book of 2017!

Meet the women who programmed the first all-electronic computer and built the technological language kids today canâ€™t live without in this fascinating, nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a new series of biographies about people â€œyou should meet!â€

In 1946, six brilliant young women programmed the first all-electronic, programmable computer, the ENIAC, part of a secret World War II project. They learned to program without any programming languages or tools, and by the time they were finished, the ENIAC could run a complicated calculus equation in seconds. But when the ENIAC was presented to the press and public, the women were never introduced or given credit for their work. Learn all about what they did and how their invention still matters today in this story of six amazing young women everyone should meet!

A special section at the back of the book includes extras on subjects like history and math, plus interesting trivia facts about how computers have changed over time. With the You Should Meet series, learning about historical figures has never been so much fun!
Country USA
Brand Simon Spotlight
Manufacturer Simon Spotlight
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781481470469
Model 9781481470469
ReleaseDate 2016-09-06
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781481470469

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