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Woman in computer pool at NASA Langley

‘Computer’ Conducts Data Analysis

Before the development of electronic computers, the term “computer” referred to women, not machines. It was a job title, designating someone who performed mathematical equations and calculations by hand. Shown here is a female computer using a calculator to conduct data analysis.

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