CHM Live | Revealing Lost Women of Science: Klári Dán von Neumann
[Recorded April 5, 2022]
Digging in archives can reveal fascinating stories. One of them is the case of Klári Dán von Neumann, a truly lost woman of computing.
Unrecognized during her lifetime for her remarkable achievements, Hungarian-born Klári was involved in the Monte Carlo simulations of atomic and thermonuclear explosions immediately after World War II.
Like other women in STEM at the time, Klári worked in the shadow of a brilliant husband, John von Neumann, and experienced the shift away from female programmers as the profession gained prominence.
It’s time to tell her story.
WHAT YOU’LL DISCOVER
-Newly uncovered information about Klári.
-The “spouse” phenomenon at Los Alamos.
-The intersection of war and computing and the evolution of the ENIAC computer.
-The implications of Klari’s story for us today.
Join us for an intriguing discussion with computer historian Thomas Haigh and journalist and Lost Women of Science host Katie Hafner moderated by computer scientist and Harvey Mudd College president Maria Klawe.
Catalog Number: 102792677
Acquisition Number: 2022.0065
