Ruth Teitelbaum (néeLichterman; February 1, 1924 – August 9, 1986) was one of the first computer programmers in the world. Teitelbaum was one of the original programmers for the ENIAC computer.
Teitelbaum was born Ruth Lichterman in The Bronx, New York, on February 1, 1924. She was the elder of two children, and the only daughter, of Sarah and Simon Lichterman, a teacher. Her parents were Jewish immigrants from Russia. She graduated from Hunter College with a B.Sc. in Mathematics.
In June 1943, the Army decided to fund an experimental project - the first all-electronic digital computer called the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC). The computer was a huge machine with 40 black 8-foot panels. The programmers had to physically program it using 3000 switches, and telephone switching cords in a dozen trays, to route the data, and the program, through the machine.[3] This is the reason why these women were called "computers".
Along with Marlyn Meltzer, Teitelbaum was part of a special area of the ENIAC project to calculate ballistic trajectory equations using analog technology.[4] They taught themselves and others certain functions of the ENIAC and helped prepare the ballistics software.[5] In 1946, the ENIAC computer was unveiled before the public and the press. The seven women were the only generation of programmers to program the ENIAC.
In 2010, a documentary called, "Top Secret Rosies: The Female "Computers" of WWII" was released. The film centered around in-depth interviews of three of the six women programmers, focusing on the commendable patriotic contributions they made during World War II.
The ENIAC Programmers (As Told By U.S. Chief Technology Officer Megan Smith)
The ENIAC team is the inspiration behind the award-winning 2013 documentary The Computers. This documentary, created by Kathy Kleiman and the ENIAC Programmers Project, combines actual footage of the ENIAC team from the 1940s with interviews with the female team members as they reflect on their time working together on the ENIAC. It is the first documentary of a series of three, and parts two and three will be entitled The Coders and The Future-Maker, respectively.
Personal lifeedit
She married Adolph Teitelbaum.[7] Marriage licence was issued on September 17, 1948.[8][9]
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Ruth Teitelbaum nee Lichterman February 1 1924 August 9 1986 was one of the first computer programmers in the world Teitelbaum was one of the original programmers for the ENIAC computer Ruth TeitelbaumBornRuth LichtermanFebruary 1 1924New York City USDiedAugust 9 1986 1986 08 09 aged 62 Dallas Texas USAlma materHunter CollegeOccupationComputer programmerEmployer s Moore School of Electrical Engineering University of PennsylvaniaKnown forProgrammed on the first all electronic digital computer ENIAC AwardsWomen in Technology International Hall of Fame 1 Programmers Ruth Lichterman crouching and Marlyn Wescoff standing wiring the right side of the ENIAC with a new program The other five ENIAC programmers were Jean Bartik Betty Holberton Kathleen Antonelli Marlyn Meltzer and Frances Spence 2 Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Legacy 4 Personal life 4 1 Death 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksEarly life and education editTeitelbaum was born Ruth Lichterman in The Bronx New York on February 1 1924 She was the elder of two children and the only daughter of Sarah and Simon Lichterman a teacher Her parents were Jewish immigrants from Russia She graduated from Hunter College with a B Sc in Mathematics Career editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Ruth Teitelbaum news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2022 Learn how and when to remove this message Teitelbaum was hired by the Moore School of Electrical Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania to compute ballistics trajectories The Moore School was funded by the US Army during the Second World War Here a group of about 80 women worked manually calculating ballistic trajectories complex differential calculations In June 1943 the Army decided to fund an experimental project the first all electronic digital computer called the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer ENIAC The computer was a huge machine with 40 black 8 foot panels The programmers had to physically program it using 3000 switches and telephone switching cords in a dozen trays to route the data and the program through the machine 3 This is the reason why these women were called computers Along with Marlyn Meltzer Teitelbaum was part of a special area of the ENIAC project to calculate ballistic trajectory equations using analog technology 4 They taught themselves and others certain functions of the ENIAC and helped prepare the ballistics software 5 In 1946 the ENIAC computer was unveiled before the public and the press The seven women were the only generation of programmers to program the ENIAC After the war Teitelbaum traveled with ENIAC to the Ballistics Research Laboratory at the Aberdeen Proving Ground where she remained for two more years to train the next group of ENIAC programmers 6 Legacy editIn 2010 a documentary called Top Secret Rosies The Female Computers of WWII was released The film centered around in depth interviews of three of the six women programmers focusing on the commendable patriotic contributions they made during World War II nbsp The ENIAC Programmers As Told By U S Chief Technology Officer Megan Smith source source Problems playing this file See media help The ENIAC team is the inspiration behind the award winning 2013 documentary The Computers This documentary created by Kathy Kleiman and the ENIAC Programmers Project combines actual footage of the ENIAC team from the 1940s with interviews with the female team members as they reflect on their time working together on the ENIAC It is the first documentary of a series of three and parts two and three will be entitled The Coders and The Future Maker respectively Personal life editShe married Adolph Teitelbaum 7 Marriage licence was issued on September 17 1948 8 9 Death edit Ruth Teitelbaum died in 1986 aged 62 in Dallas Texas 3 See also editKathleen Antonelli Jean Bartik Betty Holberton Frances Spence Marlyn Meltzer Timeline of women in scienceReferences edit WITI ENIAC Programmers www witi com Finding the forgotten women who programmed the world s first electronic computer Public Radio International Retrieved 2017 10 03 a b Ruth Teitelbaum Engineering and Technology History Wiki ethw org 25 February 2016 Retrieved 2017 10 03 Ruth Teitelbaum Engineering and Technology History Wiki 25 February 2016 Retrieved December 5 2021 WITI ENIAC Programmers www witi com Retrieved 2020 05 24 Martin Gay Recent Advances and Issues in Computers The Oryx Press Phoenix Arizona 2000 pp 106 107 Ruth L Teitelbaum in the U S City Directories 1822 1995 Ancestry com Retrieved August 13 2019 Adolph Teitelbaum in the New York New York Marriage License Indexes 1907 2018 Ancestry com Retrieved August 13 2019 Ruth L Lichterman in the New York New York Marriage License Indexes 1907 2018 Ancestry com Retrieved August 13 2019 External links edit nbsp The ENIAC Programmers As Told By U S Chief Technology Officer Megan Smith source source Problems playing this file See media help The Women of ENIAC Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ruth Teitelbaum amp oldid 1151555479, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
