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   Apr 3, 2024 · Lifewire - Rear Admiral Grace Murray Hopper: The Mother of Cobol (Apr. 03, 2024) Grace Hopper (born December 9, 1906, New York, New York, U.S.—died January 1, 1992, Arlington, Virginia) was an 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 ...

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   Grace Brewster Hopper ( née Murray; December 9, 1906 – January 1, 1992) was an American computer scientist, mathematician, and United States Navy rear admiral. [1] One of the first programmers of the Harvard Mark I computer, she was a pioneer of computer programming.

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   Biography of Grace Murray Hopper. Grace Brewster Murray Hopper (1906-1992) was a computer pioneer and naval officer. She earned a master’s degree (1930) and a Ph.D. (1934) in mathematics from Yale. Hopper is best known for her trailblazing contributions to computer programming, software development, and the design and implementation of ...

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   • At a very young age Grace Murray Hopper showed an interest in engineering. As a child, she would often take apart household goods and put them back together. Little did her family know, her curiosity would eventually gain her recognition from the highest office in the land. Hopper was born on December 9, 1906 in New York City.

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   • 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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   Who was Grace Brewster Murray?

   • Grace Brewster Murray was born on December 9, 1906 in New York City, USA. Hopper was her married surname. Her father was Walter Fletcher Murray, an insurance executive; and her mother was the mathematically talented Mary Campbell Van Horne. The couple had three children; Grace was the eldest.

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   • It was in this context that Grace Murray, born at the end of 1906 in New York, grew up and developed an interest in mathematics. By the end of Hopper’s career the term “computer” no longer meant a person assigned to make calculations, and, instead, the term became a designation for a machine that did the same work.

   Admiral Grace Murray Hopper: When Women Were Computers

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

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   Apr 3, 2014 · Computer programmer Grace Hopper helped develop a compiler that was a precursor to the widely used COBOL language and became a rear admiral in the U.S. Navy. ... Born Grace Brewster Murray in New ...

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   Edited By Arlisha R. Norwood, NWHM Fellow | 2017. At a very young age Grace Murray Hopper showed an interest in engineering. As a child, she would often take apart household goods and put them back together. Little did her family know, her curiosity would eventually gain her recognition from the highest office in the land.

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

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   Naval Reserve officer Grace Hopper was a pioneer of computing during World War II, laying the foundation for today’s technology. When US Naval Reserve officer Grace Hopper was assigned to work on the electromagnetic Mark IV computer in 1944, it was not a surprise. Women had been working in computing for scientific projects for more than a ...

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    Grace Brewster Murray was born on December 9, 1906 in New York City, USA. Hopper was her married surname. Her father was Walter Fletcher Murray, an insurance executive; and her mother was the mathematically talented Mary Campbell Van Horne. The couple had three children; Grace was the eldest.