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Meet the women who aren't asking permission from Silicon Valley to chase their dreams. They are going for it -- building cutting-edge tech startups, investing in each other's ventures, crushing male hacker stereotypes, and rallying the next generation of women in tech. . . . Amid the rising chorus of women speaking out against sexiem in technology, media, entertainment, and politics, Geek Girls Rising's message of female solidarity and empowerment...
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Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Women have made some of the most important scientific discoveries of all time. In this title, readers learn about mathematician and computer programmer Grace Hopper from her early career programming Mark I and UNIVAC, to the development of the FLOW-MATIC and COBOL. A timeline, sidebars, fun facts, glossary, and index supplement the text." -- Back cover.
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Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This is a children's book biography of Grace Hopper, who played a prominent role in the early days of computers.--
Reveals how a woman with a passion for math and science revolutionized computer coding, defying conventions and difficult challenges along the way.
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Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Grace Hopper was a pioneer in computer programming, a woman whose scientific research led to computer-language tools and technology still in use today. Her story is filled with trial and error, and readers can follow the journey step by step.