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American computer pioneers

by Mary Northrup · 1998

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Profiles some of the people who have made contributions to the computer industry including Herman Hollerith, Johnny von Neumann, Grace Hopper, John W. Mauchly, J. Presper Eckert, Jr., and An Wang.

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biographybiographyMore like thisLess of thishistoryhistoryMore like thisLess of this
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technologytechnologyMore like thisLess of this
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childrens
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short · 112 pages

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