Grace Hopper
American computer scientist and United States Navy officer (1906–1992)
1906 — 1992
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Profession
American computer scientist and United States Navy officer (1906–1992)
Born
December 9, 1906
Died
1992 (age ~86)
Name Origin
English
Timeline
computer scientist, physicist, mathematician
United StatesBorn in New York CityDied in Arlington County
1906
Born in New York City (1906-12-09)
1923
EducationStudied at Wardlaw-Hartridge School (1923–1924)
1924
EducationStudied at Vassar College (1924–1928)
1928
EducationStudied at Yale University (1928–1930)
1964
AwardSociety of Women Engineers Achievement Award
1970
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Grace Brewster Hopper was an American computer scientist, mathematician, and United States Navy rear admiral. She was a pioneer of computer programming. Hopper was the first to devise the theory of machine-independent programming languages, and used this theory to develop the FLOW-MATIC programming language and COBOL, an early high-level programming language still in use today. She was also one of the first programmers on the Harvard Mark I computer. She is credited with writing the first computer manual, "A Manual of Operation for the Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator."
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Who is Grace Hopper?+
Grace Brewster Hopper was an American computer scientist, mathematician, and United States Navy rear admiral. She was a pioneer of computer programming. Hopper was the first to devise the theory of machine-independent programming languages, and used this theory to develop the FLOW-MATIC programming
What does the name Grace mean?+
The name Grace means "A female given name from English.. Etymology: From the noun grace, first used by Puritans in the 16th century. In Roman Catholic use it may refer to Our Lady of Graces, cognate with Italian Grazia.". It is of English origin.
When was Grace Hopper born?+
Grace Hopper was born on December 9, 1906.
When did Grace Hopper die?+
Grace Hopper died in 1992, at approximately 86 years of age.
Name Meaning
A female given name from English.. Etymology: From the noun grace, first used by Puritans in the 16th century. In Roman Catholic use it may refer to Our Lady of Graces, cognate with Italian Grazia.
The name Grace is of English origin, meaning "A female given name from English.. Etymology: From the noun grace, first used by Puritans in the 16th century. In Roman Catholic use it may refer to Our Lady of Graces, cognate with Italian Grazia.". It is traditionally a female name.
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Grace — December 9, 1906
Zodiac & Calendar Signs
Western Zodiac
Sagittarius
Optimistic, adventurous, generous
Fire · Jupiter · Nov 22 – Dec 21
Chinese Zodiac
Horse
Animated, active, energetic
Fire · Yang
Mayan Tzolkin
2 Chuen
Monkey — play, magic, artistry
Celtic Tree
Elder
Free spirit, philosophical, wild
Ogham: Ruis · Nov 25 – Dec 23
Birthstone: Tanzanite — Transformation, new beginnings
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