MEETUP: The Computers film + Q&A Weds 6/3

The Computers (http://eniacprogrammers.org/documentary/) is a 20 minute documentary about the six women who, during World War 2, programmed – from scratch – the first all-electronic computer, the ENIAC (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ENIAC). By the time they were finished, ENIAC ran a ballistics trajectory — a differential calculus equation — in seconds. Yet when the ENIAC was unveiled to the press and the public in 1946, the women were never introduced; they remained invisible. Featuring Movietone footage of the 1940s and never-before-seen interviews with the ENIAC Programmers, The Computers is an inspiring story – lost for almost 70 years – about the founding of technologies we cannot live without — by six incredible young women everyone should know.

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After premiering at the Seattle International Film Festival (http://www.siff.net/festival-2014/computers) on May 24, The Computers is now enjoying its first theatrical run (http://eniacprogrammers.org/documentary/screening/) at the Landmark Sunshine Cinema (http://www.landmarktheatres.com/new-york-city/sunshine-cinema) in NYC. ISOC-NY has been able to obtain 20 free passes for the 7pm screening this Wednesday June 3 2015, which will include a Q&A with Co-Producer Kathy Kleiman.

What: The Computers film + Q&A (http://eniacprogrammers.org/documentary/)
Where: Landmark Sunshine Cinema, 143 E. Houston Street NYC (http://www.landmarktheatres.com/new-york-city/sunshine-cinema/info)
When: June 3, 2015 7pm

Cost: Free (20 seats)

Further tickets will be available at the box office for $10 a pop.