Great Unsung Women of Computers

Synopsis: Three documentary films that look at the past, present and future of women in technology. THE COMPUTERS features the story of the ENIAC Programmers, six young women who programmed the world’s first modern, programmable computer, ENIAC, as part of a secret WWII project. THE CODERS looks at the work of Sarah Allen and Pavni Diwanji whose technologies revolutionised the internet with their work on the invention of Flash and Java. THE FUTURE MAKERS looks at Andrea Colaço who invented 3D "gestural recognition technology" and co-founded 3dim to develop and market it.
Language: English
Country: United States
Year of release: 2016
Year of production: 2016
Subjects: Technology; Women’s studies
Keywords: computer programming; computer science

Name: Women Make Movies Inc
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Notes: US company distributing independent films by and about women. The collection consists of more than 500 documentary, experimental, animation, dramatic and mixed-genre titles. The films and videotapes represent a diversity of styles, subjects and perspectives in women’s lives.

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