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  1. www.britannica.com › biography › Grace-HopperGrace Hopper | Biography, Accomplishments, & Facts | Britannica

    Jun 29, 2024 · Grace 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. Learn more about Hopper’s life and career.

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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Grace_HopperGrace Hopper - Wikipedia

    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.

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  4. www.biography.com › scientist › grace-hopperGrace Hopper - Computer Coder, Education & Achievements -...

    Apr 3, 2014 · Grace Hopper became the first woman to earn a Ph.D. in mathematics from Yale University in 1934. In 1952, Grace Hopper and her team created the first compiler for computer languages....

  5. www.womenshistory.org › biographies › grace-hopperGrace Hopper | National Women's History Museum

    Grace Hopper was a pioneer of computer technology and a naval officer. She coined the term "bug", invented the first compiler, and co-developed COBOL, one of the earliest standardized computer languages.

  6. www.famousscientists.org › grace-Grace Murray Hopper - Biography, Facts and Pictures - Famous...

    Learn about the life and achievements of Grace Murray Hopper, one of the pioneers of electronic computers and programming languages. Discover how she invented the first compiler, created FLOW-MATIC and COBOL, and served in the military during World War II.

  7. www.nationalww2museum.org › war › articlesAdmiral Grace Murray Hopper: When Women Were Computers

    Learn about Grace Hopper, a woman who worked as a computer and a programmer during World War II and beyond. She developed the first compiler, COBOL language, and advocated for hardware independence and distributed systems.

  8. news.harvard.edu › gazette › storyGrace Hopper, computing pioneer — Harvard Gazette

    Dec 3, 2014 · The most colorful programming pioneer was a gutsy and spirited, yet also charming and collegial, naval officer named Grace Hopper, who ended up working for Harvard’s Howard Aiken, designer of the Mark I computer, and then for Presper Eckert and John Mauchly, creators of the general-purpose electronic digital computer.