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.
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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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- Admiral Grace Hopper
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She handed out "nanoseconds" -- pieces of a particular wire gauge that were 12.5 inches long. Signals would traverse them in one nanosecond
Really a great visual aid for many reasons, both then and now
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“If you ask me what accomplishment I’m most proud of, the answer would be all the young people I’ve trained over the years; that’s more important than writing the first compiler.”
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It's probable that she didn't invent the term bug as we know it today, rather popularised it's use. There is good evidence that the term bug predated modern computers as we know them and was used in the engineering community for a problem.
Ada Lovelace probably identified the first software bug though she didn't call it that...
Irrespective, plenty of who said what and when, both women were major contributors to computing and are often overlooked.
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in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum • • •Image description: Grace Hopper is standing in a room full of really big computers, they are as big as her and look like cupboards. One can see 4.5 of them, there are likely more. In her right hand she is holding a book or paper that says "COBOL", the right arm is hanging down. Her left hand is on one of the computers, she is looking to it. There are tapes in the computers, one can see the tapes behind glass. The photo is black and white. She is wearing a dress.