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Remembering Cecilia Berdichevsky, Argentina's computing pioneer

Original: Cecilia Berdichevsky, Clementina expert (1961)

Cecilia Berdichevsky was an Argentine programmer who became one of the world's first computer experts, working on Clementina, the pioneering Ferranti Mercury computer installed at the University of Buenos Aires in 1961. She led the team that operated and programmed the machine, making Argentina an early center of scientific computing before political turmoil disrupted the project.

Why now: Readers are revisiting the history of early women in computing and Argentina's overlooked role in it.

Cecilia BerdichevskyClementinaUniversity of Buenos Aires

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