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 Forsyth County Public Library.
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- 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
- 9781518218736
- 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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- trueComputer industry and trade
- trueComputer programmers
- Computer programmers -- United States -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- trueComputer scientists
- Computer scientists -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- trueENIAC (Computer)
- ENIAC (Computer) -- Juvenile literature
- trueWomen computer programmers
- Women computer programmers -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- trueWomen computer scientists
- Women computer scientists -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- trueBiography
- Computer industry -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature
- 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
- Award
- Best STEM Books, 2017
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- collective biography
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10527138
- Cataloging source
- DLC
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- Calkhoven, Laurie
- Dewey number
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- 004.092
- B
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- Intended audience
- Age 6-8
- Interest level
- LG
- LC call number
- QA76.2.A2
- LC item number
- C35 2016
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
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- 2
- 3
- Reading level
- 5.6
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Petersen, Alyssa
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Series statement
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- You should meet
- Ready-to-read. Level three
- Study program name
- Accelerated Reader AR
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Women computer scientists
- Computer scientists
- Women computer programmers
- Computer programmers
- ENIAC (Computer)
- Computer industry
- Biography
- Target audience
- preschool
- Label
- Women who launched the computer age, by Laurie Calkhoven ; illustrated by Alyssa Petersen
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- volume
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- rdacarrier
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- still image
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- sti
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The world before computers -- World at war -- Meet the human computers -- Top secret! -- The amazing ENIAC -- Trailblazers -- But wait...there's more!
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- Simon Spotlight Edition.
- Extent
- 48 pages
- Isbn
- 9781518218736
- Lccn
- 2016021574
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- color illustrations
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)950004277
- (OCoLC)ocn950004277
- 565033
- Label
- Women who launched the computer age, by Laurie Calkhoven ; illustrated by Alyssa Petersen
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- text
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- rdacontent
- Contents
- The world before computers -- World at war -- Meet the human computers -- Top secret! -- The amazing ENIAC -- Trailblazers -- But wait...there's more!
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- Simon Spotlight Edition.
- Extent
- 48 pages
- Isbn
- 9781518218736
- Lccn
- 2016021574
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- color illustrations
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)950004277
- (OCoLC)ocn950004277
- 565033
Subject
- trueComputer industry and trade
- trueComputer programmers
- Computer programmers -- United States -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- trueComputer scientists
- Computer scientists -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- trueENIAC (Computer)
- ENIAC (Computer) -- Juvenile literature
- trueWomen computer programmers
- Women computer programmers -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- trueWomen computer scientists
- Women computer scientists -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- trueBiography
- Computer industry -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature
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