Harvard Computers

Published on Dribbble RSS by Hittter / Views | barbaramorrigan Illustration for the secret scientific project! Have you ever heard about Harvard Computers? They are also known as “Pickering’s Harem”. Edward Charles Pickering (director of the Harvard Observatory from 1877 to 1919) decided to hire women as skilled workers to process astronomical data. Among these women were Williamina Fleming, Annie Jump Cannon, Henrietta […]