Top Secret Rosies: The Female Computers of WWII

[3v0]

Anyone interested in the early days of computers in the US will find this interesting. The film has been on tours to mostly universities. You can stream it from netflix.

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In 1942, when computers were human and women were underestimated, a group of female mathematicians helped win a war and usher in the modern computer age. Seventy years later their story has finally been told.

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One rather interesting is that when the first ladies were interviewed for positions as programmers the interview was perplexed as he did not know what to ask as it was a new field. He finally asked them if they were afraid of electricity. This makes sense if you understand that this computer was programmed by moving wires around and flipping switches.

 

[cowboybob]

Thanks for the info, 3v0. Always interesting to discover the contributions made toward the winning of WW11.

 

[rjs9163]

That is a very good example to prove the power of women, and also should be motivating for the women to do more of such wonders thank you for sharing