Marlyn Meltzer
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Marlyn Meltzer was one of the original programmers for the ENIAC
computer.
She was born Marlyn Wescoff and graduated from Temple University
in 1942. She was hired by the Moore School of Engineering later that year to perform weather calculations, mainly because she knew how to operate an adding machine; in 1943, she was hired to perform calculations for ballistics
trajectories
. In 1945, she was selected to become one of the first group of ENIAC programmers. Although mentioned in Woman of the ENIAC, at the time, little recognition was attributed to woman working on the computer. She resigned from the team in 1947 to get married before ENIAC was relocated to the Aberdeen Proving Grounds.
In 1997 she was inducted into the Women in Technology International
Hall of Fame, along with the other original ENIAC programmers
ENIAC
ENIAC was the first general-purpose electronic computer. It was a Turing-complete digital computer capable of being reprogrammed to solve a full range of computing problems....
computer.
She was born Marlyn Wescoff and graduated from Temple University
Temple University
Temple University is a comprehensive public research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Originally founded in 1884 by Dr. Russell Conwell, Temple University is among the nation's largest providers of professional education and prepares the largest body of professional...
in 1942. She was hired by the Moore School of Engineering later that year to perform weather calculations, mainly because she knew how to operate an adding machine; in 1943, she was hired to perform calculations for ballistics
Ballistics
Ballistics is the science of mechanics that deals with the flight, behavior, and effects of projectiles, especially bullets, gravity bombs, rockets, or the like; the science or art of designing and accelerating projectiles so as to achieve a desired performance.A ballistic body is a body which is...
trajectories
Trajectory
A trajectory is the path that a moving object follows through space as a function of time. The object might be a projectile or a satellite, for example. It thus includes the meaning of orbit—the path of a planet, an asteroid or a comet as it travels around a central mass...
. In 1945, she was selected to become one of the first group of ENIAC programmers. Although mentioned in Woman of the ENIAC, at the time, little recognition was attributed to woman working on the computer. She resigned from the team in 1947 to get married before ENIAC was relocated to the Aberdeen Proving Grounds.
In 1997 she was inducted into the Women in Technology International
Women in Technology International
Women in Technology International is a worldwide organization dedicated to the advancement of women in business and technology. It was established in 1989 by Carolyn Leighton as an email-based information network business....
Hall of Fame, along with the other original ENIAC programmers
See also
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- Adele GoldstineAdele GoldstineAdele Goldstine , born Adele Katz, wrote the complete technical description for the first electronic digital computer, ENIAC...
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- Frances SpenceFrances SpenceFrances Spence was one of the original programmers for the ENIAC computer.She was born Frances Bilas in Philadelphia in 1922. She attended Temple University but then was awarded a scholarship to Chestnut Hill College. She majored in mathematics with a minor in physics and graduated in 1942...
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