The women who worked on the ENIAC machine during WWII did not simply operate the machine, they helped shape it and make it functional… Programming the ENIAC—that is, wiring the components together in order to solve a problem—was difficult, especially since there were no manuals or exact precedents. To solve a problem, such as how to determine ballistics trajectories for new weapons, ENIAC “programmers” had first to break down the problem logically into a series of small yes/no decisions.[42]</p>