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Rediscovering WWII's Top-Secret Computing 'Rosies'

Posted by Roblimo on from the better-65-years-late-than-never dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Women were recruited to do ballistics calculations and program computers during WWII. Half a century later, their work is only beginning to get recognition." Some of that recognition is in the form of a documentary film released in 2010 titled Top Secret Rosies.

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  1. WHAT!?? SHE NEVER HEARD ABOUT IT by nzap · · Score: 4, Funny
    From TFA: >>"I said 'What are you talking about?' " Erickson recalled. "I'm an amateur women's historian, but I'd never heard about this"

    I'm shocked and amazed, if even an amateur historian hasn't heard about this, it must be an amazing discovery