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A Grasshopper in Tall Grass: Chapter 3

Lost Women of Science

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Johnny's Search for Faster Technologies

During cold war, scientists needed faster ways to tackle a load of calculations. At lasal most they were still using those punch card machines we heard about in the last episode. The laboratory at los alamos needed something much more powerful. Johnny's fateful meeting with herman goldstein took place at a train station in the summer of 19 forty four.

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