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Betty Holberton
Frances Elizabeth Holberton was an American computer scientist who was one of the six original programmers of the first general-purpose electronic digital computer, ENIAC. The other five ENIAC programmers were Jean Bartik, Ruth Teitelbaum, Kathleen Antonelli, Marlyn Meltzer, and Frances Spence.
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science · American computer scientist (1917–2001) · computer scientist · programmer · mathematician · also Betty Holberton, Frances Elizabeth Holberton, Frances Elizabeth Snyder Holberton, Frances Holberton, Frances E. Holberton, F.E.S.
Born 7 March 1917 · Died 8 December 2001 · Q11636
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2001· 3 entries
The Washington Post: Betty Holberton Dies
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Died 2001-12-08.
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In Rockville, Maryland, aged 84, of heart disease, diabetes, and complications from a stroke she had suffered several years before
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1997· 5 entries
Awarded Ada Lovelace Award (1997).
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Awarded Women in Technology Hall of Fame (1997).
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Awarded Computer Pioneer Award (1997).
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Was the only woman of the original six who programmed the ENIAC to receive the Augusta Ada Lovelace Award, the highest award given by the Association of Women in Computing
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Was inducted into the Women in Technology International Hall of Fame, along with the other original ENIAC programmers
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1953· 1 entry
Was made a supervisor of advanced programming in a part of the Navy's Applied Math lab in Maryland, where she stayed until 1966
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1917· 1 entry
Born 1917-03-07.
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