Top secret Rosies, the female computers of World War II, producer/director, LeAnn Erickson ; writer, Cynthia Baughman
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Top secret Rosies, the female computers of World War II, producer/director, LeAnn Erickson ; writer, Cynthia Baughman
Language
eng
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videorecording
Intended audience
Not rated
Main title
Top secret Rosies
Medium
DVD
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693373098
Responsibility statement
producer/director, LeAnn Erickson ; writer, Cynthia Baughman
Runtime
57
Sub title
the female computers of World War II
Summary
"In 1942, a secret U.S. military program was launched to recruit women to the war effort. But unlike the efforts to recruit Rosie the Riveter to the factory, this clandestine search targeted female mathematicians who would become human 'computers' for the U.S. Army. From the bombing of Axis Europe to the assaults on Japanese strongholds, women worked around-the-clock six days a week, creating ballistics tables that proved crucial to Allied success. Rosie made the weapons, but the female computers made them accurate. When the first electronic computer (ENIAC) was developed to aid the Army's calculation efforts, six of these women were tapped to become its first programmers."--Container
Technique
live action
resource.variantTitle
RosiesFemale computers of World War II
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