Computer Scientist Jean Bartik

From the Series STEM Trailblazer Bios

  • Interest Level: Grade 2 - Grade 5
  • Reading Level: Grade 4

Do you love solving problems with mathematics? So did groundbreaking computer programmer Jean Bartik. She turned her passion for math into a successful career in what was then a brand-new field.

During World War II, women took on more technology jobs as men joined the armed forces. Bartik started her career doing mathematical calculations for top-secret weapons systems projects. After the war, a new machine took over these calculations. It was the first all-electronic computer, and Bartik helped build and program it. But how did Bartik’s interest in mathematics take her to the forefront of cutting-edge technology? Find out how she went from gifted student to software pioneer.

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Interest Level Grade 2 - Grade 5
Reading Level Grade 4
Genre Science
Category 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Narrative Nonfiction, STEM, STEM: Interdisciplinary
Copyright 2017
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint Lerner Publications ™
Language English
Number of Pages 32
Publication Date 2016-08-01
Reading Counts! Level 7.4
Text Type Narrative Nonfiction
BISACS JNF007090, JNF007120, JNF012040
Dewey 005.1092
Dimensions 7 x 9
Lexile 950
Guided Reading Level V
ATOS Reading Level 5.9
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 183057
Accelerated Reader® Points 0.5
Features Bibliography/further reading, Glossary, Glossary words bolded within text, Index, Sidebars, Table of contents, Teaching Guides, Timeline, and eSource

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STEM Trailblazer Bios

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