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Women operating projection machine. This machine, that could automaticallydraw map projections for given latitudes and longitudes, saved thousands ofman-hours of drafting time and contributed greatly to the production of maps and charts for Allied Forces during WW II. (Image credit: RADM Paul A. Smith, C&GS; (dec.), WW II Collection; NOAA Central Library Historical Collections)