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STEM Trailblazer Bios / Biografías de Pioneros STEM
Computer Scientist Jean Bartik
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.
32 pages, Library Binding
Published August 1, 2016
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March 14, 2019
“We had tamed a mechanical beast and made it purr.” — Jean Bartik
She programmed the ENIAC, UNIVAC, and BINAC, and wrote/edited computer science publications, having a BS in math and an MA in English.
She programmed the ENIAC, UNIVAC, and BINAC, and wrote/edited computer science publications, having a BS in math and an MA in English.
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