Grace Hopper as a Prophet of High-Level Programming Languages
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Grace Hopper as a Prophet of High-Level Programming Languages
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Grace Hopper (1906-1992) programmed Harvard's Mark I computer (1944-1949) and helped develop the UNIVAC (1949-1966), for which she wrote the world's first compiler in 1952. Her ideas of higher-level programming inspired COBOL. She directed the Navy Programming Languages Group (1967-1977), eventually retiring as Rear admiral.
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“Grace Hopper as a Prophet of High-Level Programming Languages,” Gallery, accessed April 30, 2024, https://gallery.lib.umn.edu/items/show/2433.