"The Computer Girls," a 1967 Cosmopolitan piece about a weird new field, programming, that was dominated by women.
Previously: Miniskirts and Mainframes.
[via Clive Thompson]
"The Computer Girls," 1967 Cosmopolitan magazine article on women working with technology
Japanese researchers invent lickable screen to display images with flavor
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Tiny liquid robots swim around powered by "food" in the water instead of electricity
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Here's a DogPhone so your canine can call you whenever it wants
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Save $130 off this portable heated foot massager that you can take with you everywhere
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Save over $1,000 on this like-new MacBook Air
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For $30, you can have a personal travel-sized washing machine
We thank our sponsor for making this content possible; it is not written by the editorial staff nor does it necessarily reflect its views. Nowadays, with everything being smaller and smarter, it only makes sense to have a compact USB-powered washing machine, right? If you're constantly traveling or always on the go this portable washing machine by… READ THE REST
