Background
She was born Marlyn Wescoff Wescoff in Philadelphia and graduated from Temple University in 1942.
She was born Marlyn Wescoff Wescoff in Philadelphia and graduated from Temple University in 1942.
The other five members were Kathleen McNulty Mauchly Antonelli, Jean Jennings Bartik, Frances Snyder Holberton, Frances Bilas Spence and Ruth Lichterman Teitelbaum. In 1945, she was selected to become one of the first group of programmers. The other five women were Kathleen McNulty, Betty Jennings, Betty Snyder, Frances Bilas and Ruth Teitelbaum.
Was a huge machine full of black panels and switches, containing 17,468 vacuum tubes, 7200 crystal diodes, 1500 relays, 70,000 resistors, 10,000 capacitors and approximately 5,000,000 hand-soldered joints.
lieutenant weighed more than 30 short tons, occupied 167m2 and consumed 150 kW of electricity. Its huge power requirement led to a rumor that the lights across Philadelphia would dim every time it was switched on. was unveiled to the public on February 14, 1946, their program captured the imagination of the press and made headlines across the country.
Although mentioned in Woman of the, at the time, little recognition was attributed to the women working on the computer. The became a very important machine during this time.
The woman who ran this machine soon disappeared from history.
She resigned from the team in 1947 to get married before was relocated to the Aberdeen Proving Grounds. In 1997 Meltzer was inducted into the Women in Technology International Hall of Fame, along with the other original programmers. This award was established in 1996 by WITI to recognize, honor, and promote the outstanding contributions women make to the scientific and technological communities that improve and evolve our society.
Meltzer enjoyed volunteering at Shir Ami Library and Sunday school story hour.
She also delivered Meals on Wheels for more than 10 years for the Greenwood House in Ewing, New Jersey. During her last four years, she had knitted more than 500 chemotherapy hats for the Susan B. Komen Foundation in Philadelphia. Meltzer died on December 7, 2008 at Yardley Buckinghamshire County Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Although mentioned in Woman of the, at the time, little recognition was attributed to the women working on the computer.
She resigned from the team in 1947 to get married before was relocated to the Aberdeen Proving Grounds. In 1997 she was inducted into the Women in Technology International Hall of Fame, along with the other original programmers.
Her work on and at the University of Pennsylvania was later recognized in the 2010 documentary film Top Secret Rosies: The Female "Computers" of World World War World War II
She was the treasurer of the Trenton/Lawrenceville chapter of Hadassah and an active member of Women for Greenwood House.