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Sandy Kyrish. Original release. Release. November 1, 2010. ( 2010-11-01) Top Secret Rosies: The Female "Computers" of WWII is a 2010 [1] 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 ...
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Top Secret Rosies: The Female 'Computers' of WWII: Directed by LeAnn Erickson. 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.
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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 military. 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.
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 month.
Jan 11, 2011 · 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 military. 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.
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Feb 16, 2011 · Top Secret Rosies: The Female "Computers" of WWII is a new documentary that tells the story of these women, including twin sisters Doris and Shirley Blumberg. When the war broke out, the country witnessed a 50% increase of women in the workforce and ballistics computing was one field newly open to women. The military began recruiting young ...
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 ...