The History of Women in Technology
summary
Chronicles specific contributions: Ada Byron documents the first algorithm on Babbage’s analytical engine; the ENIAC crew are six original programmers wiring a 30‑ton, 18,000‑vacuum‑tube machine and producing operator manuals; Adele Goldstine writes the ENIAC documentation and training materials; Grace Murray Hopper builds early compilers, prototypes FLOW‑MATIC and helps birth COBOL; Frances Allen pioneers compiler optimizations (Turing Award); Mary Lou Jepsen ships low‑power displays and One Laptop Per Child.
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chapters (18)
- 0:00Start
- 1:15Augusta Ada Byron, Lady Lovelace (1815- 1852)
- 8:06Lessons from Ada
- 17:46Admiral Grace Murray Hopper (1906 - 1992)
- 20:08The Trail of Success
- 21:37The Power of Collaboration
- 22:13The Compiler
- 24:17COBOL Language Design
- 25:29Language Validation
- 25:43More on Admiral Hopper
- 26:51Military Pride
- 28:48Barbara Liskov (1939-)
- 30:01CLU & Argus Languages
- 31:49Frances Allen (1932)
- 32:42Published works
- 33:06FORTRAN in Parallel
- 33:25Mary Lou Jepsen (1965-)
- 34:44One Laptop Per Child
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