Breaking Through Bytes - Women Shaping the Digital World

Breaking Through Bytes uncovers the hidden history of women who shaped the course of technological progress. Dive into stories of mixed digital artist Thea Baumann, actress and inventor Hedy Lamarr, and pioneering programmer Betty Snyder alongside virtual reality specialist Claire Blackshaw.

List of contents

Preface
Chapter 1: Hello World
Chapter 2: Mother Earth and The Maths of the Heavens
Chapter 3: The Year Without a Summer
Chapter 4: Thea Baumann and Hedy Lamarr: Designs for Realities
Chapter 5: Betty Snyder and Claire Blackshaw: Breakpoints and Bloom Effects
Chapter 6: Kayleigh Oliver and Delia Derbyshire: Telling Truths
Chapter 7: Valerie Thomas and Rocio Evenett: Believing What We See
Chapter 8: Kate Edwards and Joan Clarke - Seek and Hide
Chapter 9: Dani Bunten Berry and Marion Mulder
Chapter 10: Woman Thing/"This Is Not a 'Woman Thing'"

About the author

Kelly Vero is a tech writer and researcher with a passion for uncovering the hidden stories of women in technology. With a focus on innovation, gender equity, and digital transformation, Vero brings historical and contemporary achievements of women in STEM to light through detailed, scholarly writing.

Summary

Breaking Through Bytes uncovers the hidden history of women who shaped the course of technological progress. Dive into stories of mixed digital artist Thea Baumann, actress and inventor Hedy Lamarr, and pioneering programmer Betty Snyder alongside virtual reality specialist Claire Blackshaw.

Product details

• Authors: Kelly Vero
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.04.2025
• EAN: 9781032935676
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3293567-6
• No. of pages: 10
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; History, Artificial Intelligence, Economics, COMPUTERS / General, COMPUTERS / Computer Science, COMPUTERS / Computer Literacy, HISTORY / Women, COMPUTERS / History, COMPUTERS / Computer Engineering, History of Science, Business mathematics & systems, Information technology: general issues, Automatic control engineering, Information technology: general topics, COMPUTERS / Data Science / Machine Learning, Business mathematics and systems