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5. Exactly. Women mathematicians were the first computers and programmers

Sat Oct 28, 2017, 04:00 AM

Oct 2017

Until men decided to take over the field -- then the women's historical role was buried.

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Code Girls The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II [View all] niyad Oct 2017 OP

Bletchley Park.... American Style usaf-vet Oct 2017 #1

Don't forget the women of ENIAC. CousinIT Oct 2017 #3

Amazing and Sad erpowers Oct 2017 #4

thank you for posting this. niyad Oct 2017 #8

DONE. CousinIT Oct 2017 #12

not to mention, SACRED! niyad Oct 2017 #11

There is a great PBS series called "The Bletchley Circle" which is about smirkymonkey Oct 2017 #6

. . . . niyad Oct 2017 #10