Hidden Figures
When the ENIAC was publicly unveiled, the ENIAC Six were never introduced at the press conference or invited to press meetings. Pictures of the women that appeared in the media did not mention their names or the critical roles they played. The ENIAC Six were hidden figures until the 1990’s when historians began to publicize their pioneering work.
Excerpt of the War Department (U.S. Army) press release, 1946, National Museum of American History.
When the ENIAC was publicly unveiled, the ENIAC Six were never introduced at the press conference or invited to press meetings. Pictures of the women that appeared in the media did not mention their names or the critical roles they played. The ENIAC Six were hidden figures until the 1990s when historians began to publicize their pioneering work.
Excerpt of the War Department (U.S. Army) press release providing the first public announcement of the ENIAC, 1946, National Museum of American History.
Excerpt of a New York Times article about the ENIAC that does not mention the names or contributions of the ENIAC programmers, 1946, Computer History Museum.
ENIAC press meeting with President Truman, U.S. Army Research Laboratory.