Chestnut Hill College will celebrate and honor the 80th Anniversary of the ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer) during a conversation with Kathy Kleiman about the computer and its all-female programming team. The conversation will honor the six women ENIAC programmers including two alumni from Chestnut Hill College, Kathleen McNulty ’42 and Frances Bilas ’42.
Kathy Kleiman, author of Proving Grounds: The Untold Story of the Six Women Who Programmed The World’s First Modern Computer is an author, storyteller, historian, accomplished professor and lawyer at American University (Washington, DC), teaching internet technology and governance. Her research and writing over the years helped tell the story of the once-top-secret ENIAC project and the stories of the ENIAC 6, untold for decades.
Details:
When: March 24, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Where: East Parlor, Saint Joseph Hall, Chestnut Hill College
Questions or accommodation requests and/or physical access needs should be made prior to the event. Please contact wentzella@chc.edu.
