Overview
- Examines the highly neglected subject of race in the history of science and technology
- Reviews the history of women in computing within a larger social and cultural context not found in other studies by computer historians
- Discusses efforts in STEM and computing education to broaden participation of women and minorities in these fields
- Highlights the role of professional nonprofit organizations in the history of computing
Part of the book series: History of Computing (HC)
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Book Title: Women and Underrepresented Minorities in Computing
Book Subtitle: A Historical and Social Study
Authors: William Aspray
Series Title: History of Computing
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24811-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Computer Science, Computer Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-79681-9Published: 31 May 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-24811-0Published: 11 July 2016
Series ISSN: 2190-6831
Series E-ISSN: 2190-684X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 271
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: History of Computing, Science Education