Today is the 80th anniversary of the dedication of the ENIAC computer at the University of Pennsylvania. That was essentially the start of our modern computer era.<\/p>\n
I remember some years ago visiting U. Penn when my host led me a room, and unlocked the door to let me inside. To my astonishment, I found myself looking at the control panels of the original ENIAC, and I felt a sense of profound awe.<\/p>\n
All six of the original programmers of that world’s first electronic computer were women. At the time, computer programming was considered clerical work, and male engineers looked down on this “subprofession”.<\/p>\n
Now, of course, we recognize how innovative these six women were. They were pioneers in the now prestigious field of Computer Science, inventing new concepts like subroutines, which made ENIAC run more efficiently.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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