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Valentine’s Day 1946: The first general-purpose electronic computer blossoms

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The first general-purpose electronic computer, ENIAC , or Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer , was introduced to the world in 1946 on Valentine’s Day .

Hundreds of women, both military and civilian, were recruited to build and operate ENiAC during WWII .

Women were overlooked workers who helped launch the field of computer science.

In the decades following ENIAC ’s operation, the story of its programmers was overshadowed by its technological achievements and the male engineers who designed it.

The 2016 movie Hidden Figures , based on the book by Margot Lee Shetterly , similarly revealed the programming roles of Black women for NASA .

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