“A ship in port is safe, but that’s not what ships are built for.” Grace Hopper
Grace Brewster Murray Hopper American Mathematician and Rear Admiral is born.
Grace Brewster Murray Hopper American mathematician and rear admiral in the U.S. Navy who was a pioneer in developing computer technology, helping to devise UNIVAC I, the first commercial electronic computer, and naval applications for COBOL (common-business-oriented language). (See Grace Hopper | Biography & Facts | Britannica.com)
She received 37 honorary degrees. On August 14, 1986 she retired (involuntarily) from the Navy. In 1991 she became the first woman honored with the National Medal of Technology. This award recognized her as someone who spent half a century keeping the United States on the leading edge of technology. President Bush gave her this award.
Grace Murray Hopper – American computer scientist – Associated Links:
- Grace Murray Hopper | Biography: https://www.biography.com/people/grace-hopper-21406809
- Grace Murray Hopper | Navy: https://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/ddg70/Pages/namesake.aspx
- Grace Murray Hopper | Codepen: https://codepen.io/MawsayB/pen/WjYmxP
- Grace Murray Hopper | Yale News: https://news.yale.edu/2017/02/10/grace-murray-hopper-1906-1992-legacy-innovation-and-service
- Grace Murray Hopper | Biographies of Women Mathematicians: https://www.agnesscott.edu/lriddle/women/hopper.htm
- Grace Murray Hopper | Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Grace-Hopper
- Grace Hopper | World War Database: https://ww2db.com/person_bio.php?person_id=1061
- Grace Murray Hopper Biography | Office of the President of Yale: https://president.yale.edu/biography-grace-murray-hopper
- Grace Murray Hopper | Vassar College Encyclopedia: http://vcencyclopedia.vassar.edu/alumni/grace-murray-hopper.html
- Grace Murray Hopper | Quotes: https://www.azquotes.com/author/6894-Grace_Hopper
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