Ruth Teitelbaum
Ruth Teitelbaum (* 1924 as Ruth Lichterman ; † 1986 in Dallas ) was an American computer scientist and one of the programmers of ENIAC , which was developed from 1942.
biography
Ruth Teitelbaum graduated from Hunter College with a B.Sc. in mathematics. Teitelbaum was later hired by the Moore School of Electrical Engineering in Philadelphia to compute ballistic trajectories . Along with Kay McNulty , Betty Jennings , Betty Snyder , Marlyn Wescoff and Frances Bilas, she was selected as one of the first female programmers for ENIAC , which was funded by the US Army.
The previous procedure, whereby employees called computers calculated equations for the ballistic trajectories with paper, pencil and desk calculators, appeared too cumbersome. At ENIAC, the data was read in using punch cards and the computing functions had to be plugged in via cable connections, which made it necessary for Teitelbaum to read circuit diagrams . Teitelbaum moved to the Aberdeen Proving Ground ballistic research laboratory in Maryland , where she stayed for more than two years to train the next group of ENIAC programmers.
In 1948 she married an ENIAC engineer and took the name Teitelbaum . She died in Dallas in 1986.
Web links
- The ENIAC programmers
- ENIAC Programmers at witi.com (English)
- The Women of ENIAC (English)
- Vicky Tiegelkamp: Women, computers and late recognition - the ENIAC women. De: Bug, January 26, 2000
- Jamie Gumbrecht: Rediscovering WWII's female 'computers' CNN , February 2011 (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jennifer S. Light: "When Computers Were Women." Technology and Culture 40.3, 1999
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Teitelbaum, Ruth |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lichterman, Ruth (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American computer scientist and one of the programmers of the ENIAC computer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1924 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1986 |
| Place of death | Dallas |