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Top secret Rosies the female computers of World War II
- Title
- Top secret Rosies [videorecording] : the female computers of World War II / producer/director, LeAnn Erickson ; writer, Cynthia Baughman.
- Variant title
- Title on disc label/container: Top secret Rosies : the female computers of WWII
- Format
- DVD, Videodisc
- Published/Produced
- [Alexandria, Va. : PBS Distribution?], c2010.
- Description
- 1 videodisc (57 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
- Credits
- Editor, LeAnn Erickson ; score, Patrick de Caumette.
- System details
- DVD-R; letterbox widescreen; NTSC.
- Summary
- "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 ballistics tables that proved crucial to Allied success. Rosie made the weapons, but the female computers made them accurate. When the first electronic computer (ENIAC) was developed to aid the Army's calculation efforts, six of these women were tapped to become its first programmers."--Container.
- Notes
- Documentary. Originally produced as a documentary in 2010.
- Subject headings
- Women mathematicians--United States--History--20th century. World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Female. World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives.
- Genre heading
- Documentary films. Nonfiction films. Feature films. Feature films United States Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Other contributors
- Erickson, LeAnn. Baughman, Cynthia. PBS Distribution (Firm)