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Wednesday, April 8, 2015

G is for RAdm Grace Hopper


Rear Admiral Grace Hopper, USN
(1906 - 1992)

Admiral Hopper was a mathematician and one of the inventors of the COBOL computer language. She was ahead of her time in regards to using computers in the US Navy. She was also the first female to hold the rank of Rear Admiral.

She was in the Navy from 1943 - 1986, working mainly as the Director, Navy Programming Languages Group. In her work with computers, she felt computers should be available to anyone who needed them.  I'd say she succeeded!

Coincidentally, if I had stayed in the Navy any longer than I did, my next command would have been the USS Hopper.  A guided missile destroyer named in Admiral Hopper's honor.

USS Hopper DDG 60


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6 comments:

  1. Love your blog and your A to Z theme!

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    1. Thanks! The idea just popped into my mind and I ran with it. It was fun to research.

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  2. I never knew that COBOL was invented by Grace Hopper - thanks!

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    1. I didn't know either, until I read more about her. Funny part is - my husband is a computer programmer and that's the language he works most with!

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  3. Thanks. Didn't know that bit of information.

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    1. Imagine where we would be without her contributions. Things could be really different.

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