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Kathleen Antonelli

Kathleen Antonelli
Kay McNulty in her high school graduation portrait, 1938
Kay McNulty in her high school graduation portrait, 1938
Born(1921-02-12)February 12, 1921
DiedApril 20, 2006(2006-04-20) (aged 85)
NationalityIreland
United States
Alma materChestnut Hill College
Known forOne of 6 original programmers of the ENIAC
Spouses
(m. 1948⁠–⁠1980)
(m. 1985⁠–⁠1996)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics, Computer Science
InstitutionsMoore School of Electrical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania
Aberdeen Proving Ground

Kathleen Rita Antonelli (née McNulty; formerly Mauchly; 12 February 1921 – 20 April 2006), known as Kay McNulty, was an Irish computer programmer and one of the six original programmers of the ENIAC, one of the first general-purpose electronic digital computers. The other five ENIAC programmers were Betty Holberton, Ruth Teitelbaum, Frances Spence, Marlyn Meltzer, and Jean Bartik.


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