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Great Unsung Women of Computing: The Future Makers (Part 3)

11 minutes 13 seconds

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Andrea 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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Great Unsung Women of Computing
Episode 1
19 minutes 59 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Great Unsung Women of Computing
Episode 2
17 minutes 18 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Great Unsung Women of Computing
Episode 3
11 minutes 13 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12