Top secret Rosies : the female computers of World War II
(DVD) 

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[United States] : PBS Distribution, c2010.
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1 videodisc (57 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in. 
Status
Main Level - Media
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Published
[United States] : PBS Distribution, c2010.
Format
DVD
Language
English
UPC
841887013352

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General Note
Originally produced as a documentary in 2010; copyright held by LeAnn Erickson.
General Note
Bonus feature: trailer.
Creation/Production Credits
Videographers, Kevin Hachenberg ... [et al.] ; editor, LeAnn Erickson ; score, Patrick de Caumette ; narrator, LeAnn Erickson.
Participants/Performers
Documentary subjects: Jean Jennings Bartik, Joe Chapline, Marlyn Wescoff Meltzer, Shirley Blumberg Melvin, James 'Doug' Mickle, Doris Blumberg Polsky, Edward Sage.
Description
"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.
System Details
DVD, widescreen, NTSC, region 1.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Public performance rights purchased.
Language
English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Erickson, L., & Baughman, C. (2010). Top secret Rosies: the female computers of World War II . PBS Distribution.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Erickson, LeAnn and Cynthia. Baughman. 2010. Top Secret Rosies: The Female Computers of World War II. PBS Distribution.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Erickson, LeAnn and Cynthia. Baughman. Top Secret Rosies: The Female Computers of World War II PBS Distribution, 2010.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Erickson, LeAnn., and Cynthia Baughman. Top Secret Rosies: The Female Computers of World War II PBS Distribution, 2010.

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