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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Ada Lovelace became the world’s first computer programmer.
Chapter 3: Grace Hopper was a computing trailblazer.
Chapter 4: The women of ENIAC Six taught themselves to program the first electronic computer ever.
Chapter 5: Women played a major role in building communication networks for social good.
Chapter 6: Elizabeth “Jake” Feinler was responsible for a significant precursor to the internet.
Chapter 7: One of the earliest social networks, Echo, was founded by a woman and featured the first influencer ever.
Chapter 8: Dame Wendy Hall innovated within hypertext, a field that ultimately produced the World Wide Web.
Chapter 9: Jaime Levy remains a digital-publishing pioneer.
Description
Broad Band (2018) tells the story of the women who played significant roles in the evolution of computers and the internet. It examines how these women became trailblazers in fields of work that were initially considered boring – but later proved to be of great importance.
Who Should Listen
- Young women interested in pursuing a career in computer science
- Computer scientists and engineers
- People interested in how women have shaped our world