Title search results
Showing 1 - 6 of 6 items
Grace Hopper: queen of computer code
By Laurie Wallmark. 2017
Who was Grace Hopper? A software tester, workplace jester, cherished mentor, ace inventor, avid reader, naval leader--AND rule breaker, chance…
taker, and troublemaker. Grace Hopper coined the term “computer bug” and taught computers to “speak English.” Throughout her life, Hopper succeeded in doing what no one had ever done before. Delighting in difficult ideas and in defying expectations, the insatiably curious Hopper truly was “Amazing Grace”, and a role model for science- and math-minded girls and boys. With a wealth of witty quotes, and richly detailed illustrations, this book brings Hopper's incredible accomplishments to life. Grades K-3. 2017.Robot smash!
By Stephen W Martin, Juan Carlos Solon. 2015
A book about a robot who likes to SMASH! He’ll smash the usual things, like flowers and soda cans, but…
that’s just the beginning. This smash-happy guy crushes everything from pirates, ninjas and zombies to Brussels sprouts and all-talk radio. Whatever it is, he’ll gleefully SMASH it to smithereens. Includes additional picture descriptions. Grades P-2. 2015.A computer called Katherine: how Katherine Johnson helped put America on the moon
By Suzanne Slade, Veronica Miller Jamison. 2019
The story of pioneering African American mathematician Katherine Johnson, who performed calculations vital to America's first manned space flight, its…
first manned orbit of Earth, and the first trip to the moon. For grades K-3. 2019Coding in computers (Coding is Everywhere)
By Elizabeth Noll. 2020
From typing your name to playing a song, everything you do on computers uses code. But how do computers understand…
what we're telling them? This engaging title introduces young readers to programming languages, binary code, and the history of early programmingHow computers work
By Capstone. 2020
The First Computers (Famous Firsts Ser.)
By Megan Cooley Peterson. 2015
The first laptop computer weighed 24 pounds 10 kilograms! What were early computers like and who made them? Find out…
about the first supercomputers, the first personal computers, the first smartphone, and more.