The Sounds of Progress--Part 2: Grace Hopper

Series: The Sounds of Progress: The Changing Role of Girls and Women in Science and Engineering
From: WAMC
Length: 00:02:00

Grace Hopper (1906-1992). Grace was a pioneering computer scientist and Navy Admiral. She invented the compiler, the first program to translate computer programming language. Read the full description.
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(1906-1992). Grace was a pioneering computer scientist and Navy Admiral. She invented the compiler, the first program to translate computer programming language.

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