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Navy who was a pioneer in developing computer technology, helping to devise univac i, the first commercial electronic computer, and naval applications for cobol. She certainly did things that were a little unusual for women of her day. The art and the artist rev ed by gail levin, edward hopper isbn. Grace murray hopper author of understanding computers. Development award in 1946 for her work on the mark series. Kay hooper books list of books by author kay hooper. Simon baruch history of american science and technology series. Grace brewster murray hopper was a computer pioneer and naval officer. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
Understanding computers grace murray hopper, steven l. Since the mark i was a relay and step counter machine, it was not too difficult to change the circuits. He drove nearly all of us crazy because he could do that. In his comic book series, secret coders by gene luen yang, the main character is named hopper graciehu. A pioneer in the field, she was one of the first programmers of the harvard mark i computer, and developed the first compiler for a computer programming language. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. For all his realism, hopper was essentially a poet, writes goodrich, and this sumptuous album, a reissue of an outofprint 1970 monograph, is an incomparable guide to understanding that poetry. She was born in 1957 or 1958 sources vary in a california air force base hospital as her father was stationed there. A hollywood biopic about the life of computer pioneer grace murray hopper 19061992 would go like this. Navy in 1986, she was the first woman restricted line officer to reach flag rank and. Book three in the bishop special crimes unit series, that comes from the shadow trilogy part of the series. Here are some books that were written by kay hooper to check out, if you would like to get into reading her work. Grace brewster murray hopper nee murray december 9, 1906 january 1, 1992 was an.
In grace hopper and the invention of the information age, kurt beyer reveals a more authentic hopper, a vibrant and complex woman whose career paralleled the meteoric trajectory of the postwar computer industry. Her father was walter fletcher murray, an insurance executive. Rear admiral grace murray hopper was an american computer scientist and united states navy officer. Kurt beyer, author of grace hopper and the invention of the. Edward hopper this book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. A nice town in tennessee has become a killing field for a monster. This books also gets deeply into the details of the mark i and the difficulties involved in starting the information age.
Administrative information acquisition information grace murray hopper donated her materials to the national museum of american history, section of mathematics in 1967 and 1968. To know more about her childhood, profile, timeline and career read on. Hooper attended isothermal community college, quickly changing her focus from business to literature and history. Grace hopper is a legend, but shes also a human being with the usual flaws and this book does a great job of bringing that out. Grace murray hopper was an american computer scientist who is renowned for programming the first computers and was involved in development of cobol. Grace hopper and the invention of the information age lemelson. Grace murray hopper computer science yale university. Grace murray hopper had an impact on the computer youre using right now, but how.
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