Author: Tami Lewis Brown
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 1368046045
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Click. Whir. Buzz. Not so long ago, math problems had to be solved with pencil and paper, mail delivered by postman, and files were stored in paper folders and metal cabinets. But three women, Betty Snyder, Jean Jennings, and Kay McNulty knew there could be a better way. During World War II, people hoped ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer), one of the earliest computers, could help with the war effort. With little guidance, no instructions, and barely any access to the machine itself, Betty, Jean, and Kay used mathematics, electrical engineering, logic, and common sense to command a computer as large as a room and create the modern world. The machine was like Betty, requiring outside-the-box thinking, like Jean, persistent and consistent, and like Kay, no mistakes, every answer perfect. Today computers are all around us, performing every conceivable task, thanks, in large part, to Betty, Jean, and Kay's pioneering work. Instructions Not Included is their story. This fascinating chapter in history is brought to life with vivid prose by Tami Lewis Brown and Debbie Loren Dunn and with striking illustrations by Chelsea Beck. Detailed back matter including historical photos provides a closer look.
Instructions Not Included
Author: Tami Lewis Brown
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 1368046045
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Click. Whir. Buzz. Not so long ago, math problems had to be solved with pencil and paper, mail delivered by postman, and files were stored in paper folders and metal cabinets. But three women, Betty Snyder, Jean Jennings, and Kay McNulty knew there could be a better way. During World War II, people hoped ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer), one of the earliest computers, could help with the war effort. With little guidance, no instructions, and barely any access to the machine itself, Betty, Jean, and Kay used mathematics, electrical engineering, logic, and common sense to command a computer as large as a room and create the modern world. The machine was like Betty, requiring outside-the-box thinking, like Jean, persistent and consistent, and like Kay, no mistakes, every answer perfect. Today computers are all around us, performing every conceivable task, thanks, in large part, to Betty, Jean, and Kay's pioneering work. Instructions Not Included is their story. This fascinating chapter in history is brought to life with vivid prose by Tami Lewis Brown and Debbie Loren Dunn and with striking illustrations by Chelsea Beck. Detailed back matter including historical photos provides a closer look.
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 1368046045
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Click. Whir. Buzz. Not so long ago, math problems had to be solved with pencil and paper, mail delivered by postman, and files were stored in paper folders and metal cabinets. But three women, Betty Snyder, Jean Jennings, and Kay McNulty knew there could be a better way. During World War II, people hoped ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer), one of the earliest computers, could help with the war effort. With little guidance, no instructions, and barely any access to the machine itself, Betty, Jean, and Kay used mathematics, electrical engineering, logic, and common sense to command a computer as large as a room and create the modern world. The machine was like Betty, requiring outside-the-box thinking, like Jean, persistent and consistent, and like Kay, no mistakes, every answer perfect. Today computers are all around us, performing every conceivable task, thanks, in large part, to Betty, Jean, and Kay's pioneering work. Instructions Not Included is their story. This fascinating chapter in history is brought to life with vivid prose by Tami Lewis Brown and Debbie Loren Dunn and with striking illustrations by Chelsea Beck. Detailed back matter including historical photos provides a closer look.
Operating Instructions
Author: Anne Lamott
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 1400079098
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
With the same brilliant combination of humor and warmth she brought to bestseller Bird by Bird, Anne Lamott gives us a smart, funny, and comforting chronicle of single motherhood. It’s not like she’s the only woman to ever have a baby. At thirty-five. On her own. But Anne Lamott makes it all fresh in her now-classic account of how she and her son and numerous friends and neighbors and some strangers survived and thrived in that all important first year. From finding out that her baby is a boy (and getting used to the idea) to finding out that her best friend and greatest supporter Pam will die of cancer (and not getting used to that idea), with a generous amount of wit and faith (but very little piousness), Lamott narrates the great and small events that make up a woman’s life. "Lamott has a conversational style that perfectly conveys her friendly, self-depricating humor." -- Los Angeles Times Book Review "Lamott is a wonderfully lithe writer .... Anyone who has ever had a hard time facing a perfectly ordinary day will identify." -- Chicago Tribune
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 1400079098
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
With the same brilliant combination of humor and warmth she brought to bestseller Bird by Bird, Anne Lamott gives us a smart, funny, and comforting chronicle of single motherhood. It’s not like she’s the only woman to ever have a baby. At thirty-five. On her own. But Anne Lamott makes it all fresh in her now-classic account of how she and her son and numerous friends and neighbors and some strangers survived and thrived in that all important first year. From finding out that her baby is a boy (and getting used to the idea) to finding out that her best friend and greatest supporter Pam will die of cancer (and not getting used to that idea), with a generous amount of wit and faith (but very little piousness), Lamott narrates the great and small events that make up a woman’s life. "Lamott has a conversational style that perfectly conveys her friendly, self-depricating humor." -- Los Angeles Times Book Review "Lamott is a wonderfully lithe writer .... Anyone who has ever had a hard time facing a perfectly ordinary day will identify." -- Chicago Tribune
Colossians
Author: David J. Landegent
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1512773301
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 579
Book Description
Some people cant see the forest for the treesthey get so bogged down in details that they lose sight of what its all about. Others cant see the trees for the forestthey miss the wondrous details all around them. So why not look instead at both the forest and the trees? This commentary on Pauls letter to the Colossians guides you in doing just that. Even though we will be exploring ancient biblical cultures and learning plenty about the Greek language, no prior academic training is needed. Technical terms have been set aside. Instead, with everyday language we will discover the big picture and revel in the fine details of this stunning letter, amazed by how God is still speaking these same words today to contemporary personal and social challenges. We will not then be tourists rapidly zipping through Colossians as if on a monotonous interstate highway. Instead we will be hiking our way through this letter, step by step, phrase by phrase, finding joy in Gods truth and growing in our faith. Come and join the journey.
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1512773301
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 579
Book Description
Some people cant see the forest for the treesthey get so bogged down in details that they lose sight of what its all about. Others cant see the trees for the forestthey miss the wondrous details all around them. So why not look instead at both the forest and the trees? This commentary on Pauls letter to the Colossians guides you in doing just that. Even though we will be exploring ancient biblical cultures and learning plenty about the Greek language, no prior academic training is needed. Technical terms have been set aside. Instead, with everyday language we will discover the big picture and revel in the fine details of this stunning letter, amazed by how God is still speaking these same words today to contemporary personal and social challenges. We will not then be tourists rapidly zipping through Colossians as if on a monotonous interstate highway. Instead we will be hiking our way through this letter, step by step, phrase by phrase, finding joy in Gods truth and growing in our faith. Come and join the journey.
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Author: United States. Internal Revenue Service
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Tax returns
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Tax returns
Languages : en
Pages : 460
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Corpus Juris
Author: William Mack
Publisher:
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1524
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1524
Book Description
McClain's New Iowa Digest
Author: Emlin McClain
Publisher:
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Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 1290
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 1290
Book Description
Straw Bale Gardens Complete
Author: Joel Karsten
Publisher:
ISBN: 1591869072
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
Provides information about how to use straw bales as planting containers for vegetable gardening.
Publisher:
ISBN: 1591869072
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
Provides information about how to use straw bales as planting containers for vegetable gardening.
Citators and Index to Court-martial Reports
Author:
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Category : Annotations and citations (Law)
Languages : en
Pages : 1132
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Annotations and citations (Law)
Languages : en
Pages : 1132
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California. Court of Appeal (2nd Appellate District). Records and Briefs
Author: California (State).
Publisher:
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
The Marine Corps Gazette (Print)
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 488
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 488
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