Proving Ground: The Untold Story of the Six Women Who Programmed the World’s First Modern Computer
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- Create Date：2022-08-17 17:21:47
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Kathy Kleiman
- ISBN：B096RT99B8
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Reviews
Lanette
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Really enjoyed this one。 These women were the pre-cursor to the Hidden Figures。
Kelly
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Fascinating story on programming of the first "modern" computer by women computers。 Fascinating story on programming of the first "modern" computer by women computers。 。。。more
Stephanie （abookandadog）
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I had no idea that the history of computer development was so closely intertwined with military history。 And I was surprised to learn that women were deeply involved and so commonly overlooked in the history books。 I’ve been considering a career in the technology industry and this is even more motivation to find my place in history。 This book covers the lives of the 6 women involved in the beginning of the ENIAC computer and though I got lost in their personal stories since there are so many of I had no idea that the history of computer development was so closely intertwined with military history。 And I was surprised to learn that women were deeply involved and so commonly overlooked in the history books。 I’ve been considering a career in the technology industry and this is even more motivation to find my place in history。 This book covers the lives of the 6 women involved in the beginning of the ENIAC computer and though I got lost in their personal stories since there are so many of them， I do appreciate that the author took the time to get to know these titans of history and to make sure their story is not lost to time。 。。。more
Madalyn Avitabile
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I really enjoyed this historical account of the women who paved the way of American computer programming。 As someone who tok computer science courses in college， I am very sad that I did not know about the great work these women did。 This account managed to describe the world of programming in a way that was accessible to the non programmer and that is a mark of a great history in my book。 I will be recommending this to people who enjoy stories about women， people who like science and this looki I really enjoyed this historical account of the women who paved the way of American computer programming。 As someone who tok computer science courses in college， I am very sad that I did not know about the great work these women did。 This account managed to describe the world of programming in a way that was accessible to the non programmer and that is a mark of a great history in my book。 I will be recommending this to people who enjoy stories about women， people who like science and this looking for a unique subject to learn about。 。。。more
Andréa
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