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Top Secret Rosies: The Female "Computers" of WWII is a 2010 documentary film directed by LeAnn Erickson. The film is focused on recognizing the contributions of American women serving as human computers during WWII, six of whom went on to program one of the earliest computers, the ENIAC.
With Jean Jennings Bartik, Marlyn Wescoff Meltzer, Shirley Melvin, Doris Polsky. 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. Sixty-five years later their story has finally been told.
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Top Secret 'Rosies': The Female 'Computers' of WWII shares a story of the women and technology that helped win a war and usher in the modern computer age. From PBS - In 1942 soon after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, a secret military program was launched to recruit female mathematicians who would become human 'computers' for the US ...
Jan 11, 2011 · Top Secret Rosies: The Female Computers of WWII. (Actor), LeAnn Erickson (Director) Rated: NR. Format: DVD. 4.2 72 ratings. $2053. Get Fast, Free Shipping with Amazon Prime. FREE Returns. $ 12 12.
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Feb 8, 2011 · Erickson's mission to recover the past became "Top Secret Rosies: The Female Computers of World War II," a documentary that debuted last year and was released on DVD last...
Customer Reviews. 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...
The documentary film Top Secret Rosies: The Female Computers of WWII was completed in 2010 and continues to be distributed by PBS, Inc. For complete information on this film scroll through the various pages.
