Student TechBytes

Before the high-tech world of today, these eight pioneers built the foundation of modern computing with logic, math, and heavy-duty code.

• Ada Lovelace (The First Programmer): In the 1840s, she wrote the first algorithm intended for a machine, seeing that computers could do more than just math.

• Grace Hopper (The Language Creator): A Navy Rear Admiral who invented the first compiler. She believed code should look like English, leading to the creation of COBOL.

• Hedy Lamarr (The Wi-Fi Inventor): A Hollywood star who co-invented "frequency hopping." Her WWII-era technology is the reason we have Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS today.

• Katherine Johnson (The Human Computer): A NASA mathematician whose hand-calculated trajectories were vital to the success of the first U.S. manned space flights and the moon landing.

• Margaret Hamilton (The Apollo Lead): She led the team that wrote the flight software for the Apollo 11 moon mission. She also coined the term "software engineering."

• Annie Easley (The Rocket Scientist): A NASA researcher who developed code for energy systems and the Centaur rocket stage, which paved the way for future satellite launches.

• Radia Perlman (The Mother of the Internet): She invented the Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), which ensures data moves efficiently across networks without crashing.

• Adele Goldberg (The UI Visionary): Her work on the Smalltalk system at Xerox PARC inspired the first Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs)—the windows, icons, and menus we use today.

In celebration of Women’s History Month, Common Sense Media has curated some essential resources—Movies with Strong Female Characters, Movies with Inspiring Black Girls and Women, and Books with Stories of Extraordinary Women—to help you find the positive role models your kids deserve. By sharing the lives of women who have broken barriers in science, art, and politics, you’re encouraging your children to dream big and persevere.

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