Friday, September 12, 2008

Who is Grace Hopper


Who is Grace Hopper

Rear Admiral Grace Murray Hopper (December 9, 1906 – January 1, 1992) was an American computer scientist and United States Naval officer. A pioneer in the field, she was one of the first programmers of the Harvard Mark I calculator, and she developed the first compiler for a computer programming language.[1] Because of the breadth of her accomplishments and her naval rank, she is sometimes referred to as "Amazing Grace".

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