Grace Hooper, aka Amazing Grace, was not only one of the first - TopicsExpress



          

Grace Hooper, aka Amazing Grace, was not only one of the first female programmers, but also the first woman to graduate from Yale with a Ph.D in mathematics and the first woman to reach the rank of Admiral in the U.S. Navy. In addition to inventing the first computer complier in 1952, she developed the programming language COBOL, coined the terms “bug” and “debugging” – reportedly when she had to remove a moth from the inside of a computer - and is quoted as saying “It is easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission.” So basically, she’s a bigger bad-ass than you’ll ever be.
Posted on: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 04:43:29 +0000

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