Top Secret Rosies: The Female ‘Computers’ of WWII
Overview
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.
Details
Director
LeAnn Erickson
Cast
Doris Polsky, Jean Jennings Bartik, Marlyn Wescoff Meltzer, Shirley Melvin
Genre
Documentary, War
Country
United States
Release Year
2010
Runtime:
56m
Release Date:
2009-12-31
Tagline:
In war, math may be the most secret weapon of all.
