History
Women in tech history: ENIAC and the programming pioneers that nobody knew
In 1946, after World War II had ended, the US Army finally unveiled a top secret project to the public: ENIAC, the first general purpose, all-electronic computer. It was a game-changer. The press called it the “Giant Brain” and dreamed up fantastical futures where we all could have electronic computers
Women in tech history: Katherine Johnson, the mathematician who guided us to the moon
The women featured so far in this series have been white Americans. There are many more stories to tell and upcoming articles will feature women here in the UK and elsewhere abroad. For now we turn our attention to Katherine Johnson, an amazing woman who unfortunately faced gender and racial
Women in tech history: Grace Hopper — Admiral, programmer, and rebel
The people who change the world are often the rebels; the ones who see the world differently and try to push against the status quo. Grace Hopper was one of those people and she most definitely left her mark on the world. Her life is a story of firsts and
Women in tech history: Margaret Hamilton, the engineer who helped get us to the moon
Many of the early pioneers in programming were women. That wouldn't have come as much of a surprise during the 1950-60s, as it was seen by many as job for women. In the early days of programming, computers read cards with holes punched in them as input. Punching holes into
