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<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://saturation.social/users/clive/statuses/109417026833551982">Clive Thompson (clive@saturation.social)'s status on Friday, 16-Feb-2024 04:31:28 JST</a><a href="https://saturation.social/@clive" title="clive@saturation.social"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/avatar/21777-48-20230219204149.webp" width="48" height="48" alt="Clive Thompson" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">Clive Thompson</a><div><ul><li></ul></div></section><article><p>In the days before digital computers, "computers" were human (as <a href="https://zirk.us/@Halpin">@Halpin</a> just noted in a convo with me)</p><p>People doing calculations by hand</p><p>A large chunk of these human computers were women</p><p>Indeed, so *many* were women that ...</p><p>"... one contractor of the Applied Mathematics Panel used the term 'kilogirl' to refer to 1,000 hours of female calculation work. Another astronomer spoke of 'girl-years' of work."</p><p>I wrote about this for Smithsonian magazine a few years ago: <a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/history-human-computers-180972202/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/history-human-computers-180972202/</a></p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/2720679#notice-5397523">In conversation</a><time datetime="2024-02-16T04:31:28+09:00" title="Friday, 16-Feb-2024 04:31:28 JST">about 9 months ago</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://saturation.social/@clive/109417026833551982" rel="external" title="Sent from saturation.social via ActivityPub">saturation.social</a></span></span><a href="https://saturation.social/@clive/109417026833551982">permalink</a><h4>Attachments</h4><ol><li><article><header><div>No result found on File_thumbnail lookup.</div><h5><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/history-human-computers-180972202/">The Gendered History of Human Computers</a></h5><div> from <span>@pomeranian99</span></div></header><div>It's ironic that women today must fight for equality in Silicon Valley. After all, their math skills helped launch the digital age</div><footer></footer></article></li></ol></footer></blockquote>

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Clive Thompson (clive@saturation.social)'s status on Friday, 16-Feb-2024 04:31:28 JSTClive Thompson
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In the days before digital computers, "computers" were human (as @Halpin just noted in a convo with me)
People doing calculations by hand
A large chunk of these human computers were women
Indeed, so *many* were women that ...
"... one contractor of the Applied Mathematics Panel used the term 'kilogirl' to refer to 1,000 hours of female calculation work. Another astronomer spoke of 'girl-years' of work."
I wrote about this for Smithsonian magazine a few years ago: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/history-human-computers-180972202/
In conversationabout 9 months ago from saturation.socialpermalink
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