Top secret Rosies the female computers of World War II
(DVD)
Published
[United States] : PBS, [2010].
Format
DVD
ISBN
9781608833320, 1608833321
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (57 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Jefferson Township Library - Adult Media - Video
DVD 510.8 TOP
1 available
DVD 510.8 TOP
1 available
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Published
[United States] : PBS, [2010].
Language
English
ISBN
9781608833320, 1608833321
UPC
841887013352
Notes
General Note
Originally produced as a documentary in 2010.
General Note
Bonus feature: trailer.
Creation/Production Credits
Videographers, Kevin Hachenberg ... [et al.] ; editor, LeAnn Erickson ; score, Patrick de Caumette.
Participants/Performers
Narrator, LeAnn Erickson ; 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 subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Jefferson Township Library - Adult Media - Video | DVD 510.8 TOP | Available |
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Rockaway Township Library - Adult Media | DVD 510.8 | Available |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Documentary television programs.
Historical television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
War television programs.
Women mathematicians -- History -- 20th century.
Women mathematicians -- United States -- 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Female.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives.
Historical television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
War television programs.
Women mathematicians -- History -- 20th century.
Women mathematicians -- United States -- 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Female.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Erickson, L., & Baughman, C. (2010). Top secret Rosies: the female computers of World War II . PBS.
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.
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, 2010.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Erickson, LeAnn., and Cynthia Baughman. Top Secret Rosies: The Female Computers of World War II PBS, 2010.
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