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1) Proving ground: the untold story of the six women who programmed the world's first modern computer
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After the end of World War II, the race for technological supremacy sped on. Top-secret research into ballistics and computing, begun during the war to aid those on the front lines, continued across the United States. Among those researchers were six pioneering women. Kay, Fran, Betty, Marlyn, Ruth, and Jean all had dreams beyond the conventional, hoping to break in to the male-dominated world of mathematics and contribute to the war effort however...
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"Pearl Harris has learned the hard way to be careful in work and in love. When she is appointed acting director of OurCode, a nonprofit aimed at inspiring high schoolers to code, she has a chance to make lasting change for the organization, but a scandal has put their reputation at risk. Further complicating matters, Pearl didn't expect the one man she hasn't stopped thinking about in seven years to be the newest member of her board of directors....
3) Storm cycle
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Rachel Kirby, a computer genius whose beloved twin sister is dying from a chronc illness, receives a mysterious email from archeologist John Tanek who sits trapped inside a collapsed Egyptian tomb with a functioning laptop thousands of miles away. It turns out the collapse was no accident. John has discovered something very valuable in that tomb, something that humankind has been searching for throughout history, something that Rachel could use as...
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2017.
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The teenage phenoms behind viral video game Tampon Run share how their knowledge of coding and gaming -- not to mention their unique perspectives as women in a male-dominated industry -- has transformed their outlooks. They give advice on everything you need to know to start changing your own world : from a clear, concise guide to coding, to the lowdown on the inner workings of the tech industry, to insider tips from female tech founders on how they...
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After the premature death of Matthew Sobol, a legendary computer game designer, a daemon that he designed to dismantle society and bring about a new world order is activiated and it's up to an unlikely alliance to decipher Sobol's intricate plans and wrest the world from the grasp of his computer program.
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2019.
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English
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"From acclaimed tech writer Clive Thompson, a brilliant and immersive anthropological reckoning with the most powerful tribe in the world today, computer programmers - where they come from, how they think, what makes for greatness in their world, and what should give us pause"--
Hello, world. Facebook's algorithms shaping the news. Self-driving cars roaming the streets. Revolution on Twitter and romance on Tinder. We live in a world constructed of...
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Recorded Books, Incorporated
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[2022]
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English
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Alicia Bjelke has always been "the other sister." She is the coding genius behind a wildly successful dating app she started with her sister, Stella, but because Alicia's face is disfigured, she's created a life in the background while beautiful Stella is the face of the company. When Stella is found dead, Alicia's life changes utterly as she becomes the focus of the investigation.
9) 1st case
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"Recruited into the FBI when her unorthodox programming skills get her kicked out of MIT, a computer genius tracks a killer who has been targeting young women through a sophisticated messaging app."--
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Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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Since 2012, the organization Girls Who Code has taught computing skills to and inspired over 10,000 girls across America. Now its founder, Reshma Saujani, provides down-to-earth explanations of coding principles, as well as real-life stories of girls and women working at places like Pixar and NASA. This book seeks to show what a huge role computer science plays in modern life and how much fun it can be.