Grace Hopper – A Female Programmer Name: Ilia Petrov

1. Grace Hopper – A Female Programmer

Name:Ilia Petrov
Course: 242/2 on
Grace Hopper
– A Female
Programmer

2. Who Was Grace Hopper?

Grace Hopper was an American
computer scientist and a United
States Navy rear admiral.
She was one of the first
programmers of the Harvard Mark I
computer.
Grace Hopper is considered one of
the pioneers of computer
programming.
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3. Grace Hopper was born in 1906 in New York City. She studied mathematics and physics. In 1934 she received a PhD in mathematics

Early Life and Education
Grace Hopper was born in 1906 in New York City.
She studied mathematics and physics.
In 1934 she received a PhD in mathematics from Yale
University.
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4. Contributions to Computer Science Grace Hopper made important contributions to computer science. She helped create one of the

first compilers.
A compiler translates humanreadable programming
language into machine code.
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5. COBOL Programming Language

Grace Hopper played an important
role in developing COBOL.
COBOL stands for Common
Business-Oriented Language.
It became one of the first widely
used programming languages for
business applications.
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6. Grace Hopper received many awards for her work. She became a Rear Admiral in the U.S. Navy. Many people call her “Amazing

Achievements
Grace Hopper received many awards for her work.
She became a Rear Admiral in the U.S. Navy.
Many people call her “Amazing Grace” because of her
achievements.
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7. Legacy

Grace Hopper inspired many people to work in
technology.
She especially encouraged women to become
programmers and engineers.
Today she is remembered as one of the most important
figures in computer science.
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8. Conclusion

Grace Hopper was a brilliant scientist and programmer.
Her work helped create modern programming languages.
She made a huge impact on the development of
computer science.
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