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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Lerner Pub Group
Publication date
August 1, 2016
Pages
32
Binding
Library
Book category
Juvenile Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781512407891
ISBN-10
1512407895
Dimensions
9 by 7 in.
Original list price
$26.65
Other format details
juvenile
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Do you love solving problems with mathematics? So did groundbreaking computer programmer Jean Bartik. She turned her passion for math into a successful career in what was then a brand-new field.
During World War II, women took on more technology jobs as men joined the armed forces. Bartik started her career doing mathematical calculations for top-secret weapons systems projects. After the war, a new machine took over these calculations. It was the first all-electronic computer, and Bartik helped build and program it. But how did Bartik's interest in mathematics take her to the forefront of cutting-edge technology? Find out how she went from gifted student to software pioneer.
During World War II, women took on more technology jobs as men joined the armed forces. Bartik started her career doing mathematical calculations for top-secret weapons systems projects. After the war, a new machine took over these calculations. It was the first all-electronic computer, and Bartik helped build and program it. But how did Bartik's interest in mathematics take her to the forefront of cutting-edge technology? Find out how she went from gifted student to software pioneer.
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Paperback
Reprint edition from Lernerclassroom (August 1, 2016)
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About: Jean Bartik was one of the first programmers of the Electronic Numeric Integrator and Computer (ENIAC), a machine designed to calculate ballistic trajectories.
About: Jean Bartik was one of the first programmers of the Electronic Numeric Integrator and Computer (ENIAC), a machine designed to calculate ballistic trajectories.
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from Lerner Pub Group (August 1, 2016)
9781512407891 | details & prices | 32 pages | List price $26.65
About: Do you love solving problems with mathematics?
About: Do you love solving problems with mathematics?
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