Top secret Rosies : the female computers of World War II
(DVD)
Contributors
Erickson, LeAnn, film director,
Erickson, Kenneth film producer.
Erickson, Sara, film producer.
Kyrish, Sandy, film producer.
Baughman, Cynthia, screenwriter.
Erickson, Kenneth film producer.
Erickson, Sara, film producer.
Kyrish, Sandy, film producer.
Baughman, Cynthia, screenwriter.
Published
[Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2010].
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : DVD video, sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Hoisington Public Library - Movies/TV Series | DVD TOP SECRET ROSIES DOCUMENTRY | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Documentary films.
DVD-Video discs.
Feature films.
Historical films.
Nonfiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Women computer programmers -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Women mathematicians -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Female.
DVD-Video discs.
Feature films.
Historical films.
Nonfiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Women computer programmers -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Women mathematicians -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Female.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Other Subjects
Courts métrages.
Documentaires.
Documentaries and Factual Films
Feature films -- United States.
Films autres que de fiction.
Films historiques.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- Participation des femmes.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- Récits personnels.
Mathématiciennes -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle.
Programmeuses -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle.
Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
Documentaires.
Documentaries and Factual Films
Feature films -- United States.
Films autres que de fiction.
Films historiques.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- Participation des femmes.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- Récits personnels.
Mathématiciennes -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle.
Programmeuses -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle.
Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
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Published
[Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2010].
Format
DVD
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
UPC
841887013352
Notes
General Note
Title from title frame.
General Note
Originally produced as a documentary in 2010; copyright held by LeAnn Erickson.
General Note
Bonus feature: Meet the documentary subjects in the film's trailer (not subtitled).
General Note
Widescreen.
Creation/Production Credits
Co-producers, Kenneth Erickson, Sara Erickson, Sandy Kyrish ; videographers, Kevin Hachenberg, Charles Roberts, Ben Semanoff, Paul Van Haute ; editor, LeAnn Erickson ; score, Patrick de Caumette.
Participants/Performers
Documentary subjects: Jean Jennings Bartik, Joe Chapline, Marlyn Wescoff Meltzer, Shirley Blumberg Melvin, James 'Doug' Mickle, Doris Blumberg Polsky, Edward Sage ; Narrator: LeAnn Erickson ; voice actors: Harrison Lampert (young Doug Mickle), Jon Lawhon (radio announcer), Elizabeth Levinson (young Doris Blumberg).
Description
"In 1942, a secret U.S. military program was launched to recruit women to the war effort. But unlike the efforts to recruit Rosie the Riveter to the factory, this clandestine search targeted female mathematicians who would become human 'computers' for the U.S. Army. From the bombing of Axis Europe to the assaults on Japanese strongholds, women worked around-the-clock six days a week, creating ballistics tables that proved crucial to Allied success. Rosie made the weapons, but the female computers made them accurate. When the first electronic computer (ENIAC) was developed to aid the Army's calculation efforts, six of these women were tapped to become its first programmers"--Container.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
Funding Information
Fiscal sponsor, Greater Philadelphia Film Office, Philadelphia, PA with special thanks to Joan Bressler and Nicole Shiner. The project was supported, in part, by funding provided by The Office of the Senior Vice Provost for Research Temple University, Philadelphia, PA ; The IEEE Foundation, Piscataway, NJ.
System Details
DVD; region 1, NTSC; widscreen; stereo.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Public performance rights purchased.
Language
Soundtrack in English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDF).
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Erickson, L., Erickson, K., Erickson, S., Kyrish, S., Baughman, C., Roberts, C. (., Hachenberg, K., Semanoff, B., Van Haute, P., Caumette, P. d., Polsky, D. B., Bartik, J., Chapline, J., Meltzer, M. W., Melvin, S. B., Mickle, J., Sage, E., Bressler, J., & Shiner, N. (2010). Top secret Rosies: the female computers of World War II (Widescreen version.). PBS.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)LeAnn, Erickson et al.. 2010. Top Secret Rosies: The Female Computers of World War II. PBS.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)LeAnn, Erickson et al.. Top Secret Rosies: The Female Computers of World War II PBS, 2010.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Erickson, LeAnn,, et al. Top Secret Rosies: The Female Computers of World War II Widescreen version., PBS, 2010.
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