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Top Secret Rosies: The Female 'Computers' of WWII (2010)

November 1, 2010 Documentary, History, War 0h 56m

In war, math may be the most secret weapon of all.

Overview

In 1942, when computers were human and women were underestimated, a group of female mathematicians helped win a war and usher in the modern computer age. Sixty-five years later their story has finally been told.

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