{"product_id":"9781787388628","title":"Proving Ground","description":"Author: Kathy Kleiman\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781787388628\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Hurst Publishers\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 17 Nov 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 320\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fascinating, forgotten story of the six brilliant women who launched modern computing.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the Cold War began, America's race for tech supremacy was taking off. Experts rushed to complete the top-secret computing research started during World War II, among them six gifted mathematicians: a patriotic Quaker, a Jewish bookworm, a Yugoslav genius, a native Gaelic speaker, a sophomore from the Bronx, and a farmer's daughter from Missouri. Their mission? Programming the world's first and only supercomputer-before any code or programming languages existed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese pioneers triumphed against sexist attitudes and huge technical challenges to invent computer programming, yet their monumental contribution has never been recognised-until now. Over a decade, Kathy Kleiman met with four of the original six ENIAC Programmers and recorded their stories. Here, with a light touch and a serious mind, she exposes the deliberate erasure of their achievements and restores the women to their rightful place as revolutionaries, bringing to life their camaraderie, their determination, and their rapidly changing world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs big tech struggles with gender inequality and momentum builds in restoring women to history, the time has come for this engrossing story to be uncovered and celebrated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Kleiman has a novelist's gift for crafting a page-turning narrative, and the one on offer is both revelatory and inspiring. Fans of Dava Sobel's\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Glass Universe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e and Margot Lee Shetterly's\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHidden Figures\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e are in for a treat.' -\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An important and inspiring little-known narrative in modern computing history.' -\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46852920180894,"sku":"ADS-9781787388628","price":49.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781787388628.jpg?v=1779064739","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781787388628","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}