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| Name: |
Grace Hopper | | Birth Date: |
December 9, 1906 | | Death Date: |
January 1, 1992 | | Place of Birth: |
New York, New York, United States | | Place of Death: |
Arlington, Virginia, United States | | Nationality: |
American | | Gender: |
Female | | Occupations: |
computer scientist |
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Biography of Grace Murray Hopper
402 words, approx. 1 pages
 Rear Admiral Grace Hopper was a pioneer in the development of computer languages. She played an essential role in the development and standardization of COBOL (Common Business Oriented Language), which led to wide-spread use of computers in business,...
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Biography of Grace Hopper
1,928 words, approx. 6 pages
 With the longest active military career, Rear Admiral Grace Hopper (1906-1992) was also known as "Amazing Grace" and "Grand Old Lady of Software." She played an instrumental role in the development of the COBOL computer programming language. Grace...
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Biography of Grace Hopper
1,880 words, approx. 6 pages
 Grace Hopper, who rose through Navy ranks to become a rear admiral at age eighty-two, is best known for her contribution to the design and development of the COBOL programming language for business applications. Her professional life spanned the growth...



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Grace Hopper Quotes
538 words, approx. 2 pages
 Rear Admiral Grace Hopper ( 9 December 1906 – 1 January 1992 ) U.S. Naval officer, and an early computer programmer; developer of the first compiler for a computer programming language. Contents 1 Sourced 2 Unsourced 3 Quote about Grace Hopper 4...


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Hopper, Grace Summary
930 words, approx. 3 pages American Mathematician 1906–1992 A mathematician and computer programmer, Grace Murphy Hopper worked extensively with computers—including the Mark I, II, and III— throughout her career. She joined the U.S. Naval Reserves,...
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Hopper, Grace Summary
820 words, approx. 3 pages American Mathematician and Computer Programming Pioneer 1906–1992 American mathematician and computer pioneer Grace Murray Hopper was called "Amazing Grace" by coworkers because of her determined ways. Born to parents who believed...
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Grace Brewster Hopper Summary
635 words, approx. 2 pages 1906-1992 American Mathematician and Computer Programmer Grace Hopper developed COBOL, a computer programming language, in the 1950s and her related innovations, such as compilers used for business processes, provided a foundation for more...
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Grace Hopper Information
2,136 words, approx. 7 pages
 Legion of Merit Meritorious Service Medal American Campaign Medal World War II Victory Medal National Defense Service Medal Armed Forces Reserve Medal with two Hourglass Devices Naval Reserve...



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 The Boston Globe
Grace Murray Hopper
01/05/1992: 310 words, approx. 1 pages When Grace Murray Hopper, who died New Year's Day at 85, retired from the Navy in 1986 with the rank of rear admiral, the ceremony was on the venerable decks of the USS Constitution. She was then the oldest serving officer in the Navy,...
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GRACE HOPPER: Admiral of the Cyber Sea
02/01/2005: 965 words, approx. 3 pages Amazing Grace Hopper, A Techie Ahead of Her Time GRACE HOPPER: Admiral of the Cyber Sea by Kathleen Broome Williams, Annapolis, Md.: Naval Institute Press, Nov. 2004. 280 pp. $32.95 ISBN: 1-55750-952-2 Kathleen Broome Williams' biography, Grace Hopper: Admiral of the Cyber...


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