The ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer), the first general-purpose electronic digital computer, was programmed by a group of six women during World War II. Betty Snyder, Jean Jennings, Ruth Lichterman, Kay McNulty, Frances Spence, and Marlyn Wescoff were hired for their mathematical expertise, yet their critical contribution was largely unrecognized for decades, with the men who designed the machine receiving most of the credit.
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