In 1946 six brilliant young women programmed the first all-electronic, programmable computer, the ENIAC, a project run by the U.S. Army in Philadelphia as part of a secret World War II project. They learned to program without programming languages or tools (for none existed)—only logical diagrams. By the time they were finished, ENIAC ran a ballistics trajectory—a differential calculus equation—in seconds! Yet when the ENIAC was unveiled to the press and the public in 1946, the women were never introduced; they remained invisible.
The ENIAC Programmers Project has been devoted for nearly two decades to researching their work, recording their stories, and seeking honors for the ENIAC Six—the great women of ENIAC.
In 1946 six brilliant young women programmed the first all-electronic,
programmable computer, the ENIAC, a project run by the U.S. Army in
Philadelphia as part of a secret World War II project. They learned to
program without programming languages or tools (for none existed)—only
logical diagrams. By the time they were finished, ENIAC ran a ballistics
trajectory—a differential calculus equation—in seconds! Yet when the ENIAC was unveiled to the press and the public in 1946, the women were never
introduced; they remained invisible.
The ENIAC Programmers Project has been devoted for nearly two decades to
researching their work, recording their stories, and seeking honors for the ENIAC Six—the great women of ENIAC.
最早的六个程序员都是女的。很可能是以为那个年代女性工资很低。能节省成本。
美帝需要反思自己的人权黑历史啊。