Born in 1906, computer scientist Grace Hopper invented the first compiler for computer programming language & was among the first programmers of the Harvard Mk1 computer.
Hopper popularized the idea of machine-independent programming languages & paved the way to develop COBOL (an early high-level programming language). She originated the term "bug" to describe computer glitches & became a celebrated Rear Admiral in the US Navy. https://news.yale.edu/2017/02/10/grace-murray-hopper-1906-1992-legacy-innovation-and-service #science #history
Grace Murray Hopper (1906-1992): A legacy of innovation and service
On Feb. 11, President Peter Salovey announced that he and the Yale Corporation had voted to change the name of Calhoun College, one of the university's undergraduate residential colleges, to honor alumna Grace Murray Hopper.YaleNews
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in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum • • •@lisamelton out of respect for this absolute legend, I shall nobly resist the urge to make any rear admiral jokes.
There should be statues of Grace Hopper in every major city, her life should be the subject of textbooks and movies. She was a total bad ass, perhaps one of the most important people to ever live.
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Rosalind Franklin comes to mind having worked in a lab with a student of Dr Crick.
Bradley Stowers
in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum • • •"You manage things; you lead people”
--Rear Admiral Grace Hopper
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in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum • • •She was not the first person to write a compiler. That would be Alick Glennie, who wrote the Autocode compiler just before Grace did.
However, Grace did publish about compiler before Alick. Alick was first to implement one.
She did, however, coin the term bug and help develop COBOL. An amazing person.
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in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum • • •I once rode an elevator with Grace Hopper.
BTW, there is a Grace Hopper/Anita Borg institute.
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