Events › Up and Atom: Binary Coding Bracelets Inspired by Margaret Hamilton

This week we’ll learn how to spell our names with 8-bit ASCII binary code. We’ll also make a visual representation of a binary word by making a bracelet. This program is a fun way to introduce foundational computer science skills.

American computer scientist Margaret Hamilton was one of the first computer software programmers; she created the term software engineer to describe her work. During her career she developed a program that predicted the weather, wrote software that searched for enemy aircraft, and was put in charge of the onboard flight software for Apollo space mission.

Join us for Up and Atom STEAM Days where we try out different STEAM and craft activities.