Great Unsung Women of Computing: The Future Makers (Part 3)
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Browse Full-length Non-member TitlesAndrea Colaço, a student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), shares her dream of a world in which users interact with their smart devices using natural hand gestures, not static keyboards or touchpads. She invented 3-D “gesture recognition technology” and co-founded 3dim to develop and market it. In 2013, 3dim won MIT’s $100K Entrepreneurship Prize and launched Andrea towards her dream of innovation and changing the world. Part of the “Great Unsung Women of Computing” series.
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Runtime: 11 minutes 13 seconds
- Topic: History, Social Science, Technology
- Subtopic: Computer Software, Computers, Women
- Grade/Interest Level: 7 - 12
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- Release Year: 2014
- Producer/Distributor: Women Make Movies, Inc
- Series: Great Unsung Women of Computing
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