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- Grace Hopper - Encyclopedia. com
Grace Hopper >With the longest active military career, Rear Admiral Grace Hopper > (1906-1992) was also known as "Amazing Grace" and "Grand Old Lady of >Software " She played an instrumental role in the development of the COBOL >computer programming language [1]
- Hopper, Grace Murray - Encyclopedia. com
HOPPER, GRACE MURRAY (b New York [1], New York [2], 9 December 1906, d Washington, D C , 1 January 1992),computer sciences, programming languages, COBOL An admiral who never went to sea, Hopper owed her success in the U S Navy, as in civilian life, to her mastery of computers and computing
- Hopper, Grace Brewster Murray - Encyclopedia. com
Hopper, Grace Brewster Murray (b 9 December 1906 in New York City; d 1 January 1992 in Arlington, Virginia), naval officer, mathematician, and computer expert Source for information on Hopper, Grace Brewster Murray: The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives dictionary
- Hopper, Grace Murray (1906–1992) - Encyclopedia. com
Hopper, Grace Murray (1906–1992) Rear admiral, U S Naval Reserve, who pioneered computer technology for military and business applications and was a primary inventor of the standard computer language COBOL Born Grace Brewster Murray in New York City on December 9, 1906; died on January 1, 1992, in Arlington, Virginia; daughter of Walter Fletcher Murray (an insurance broker) and Mary
- Grace Brewster Hopper - Encyclopedia. com
Grace Brewster Hopper 1906-1992 American Mathematician and Computer Programmer G race Hopper developed COBOL, a computer programming language, in the 1950s and her related innovations, such as compilers used for business processes, provided a foundation for more sophisticated computing systems A computer software pioneer, Hopper encouraged her colleagues to enhance technology for data
- Grace, J (oseph) Peter, Jr. - Encyclopedia. com
Grace, J (oseph) Peter, Jr (b 25 May 1913 in Manhasset, New York; d 19 April 1995 in New York City), business executive who transformed a thriving family business into a multinational conglomerate in the course of a career whereby he headed a major U S corporation for nearly five decades Source for information on Grace, J (oseph) Peter, Jr : The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives
- Hopper, Hedda - Encyclopedia. com
HOPPER, HeddaBorn Elda Furry, 2 May 1885, Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania; died 1 February 1966, Los Angeles, CaliforniaDaughter of David E and Margaret Miller Furry; married DeWolf Hopper, 1913 (divorced 1922); children: one son Source for information on Hopper, Hedda: American Women Writers: A Critical Reference Guide from Colonial Times to the Present dictionary
- Hodgkin, Dorothy (1910–1994) - Encyclopedia. com
Hodgkin, Dorothy (1910–1994)English biochemist, Nobel laureate, and peace activist who is best known for her discovery of the structures of penicillin and vitamin B-12 Born Dorothy Mary Crowfoot on May 12, 1910, in Cairo, Egypt; died on July 29, 1994, at her home in Shipstonon-Stour, in Warwickshire county in central England, after suffering a stroke; daughter of John Winter (a classics
- Hopper, Edward - Encyclopedia. com
Edward Hopper >A pioneer in picturing the 20th-century American scene, Edward Hopper > (1882-1967) was a realist whose portrayal of his native country was >uncompromising, yet filled with deep emotional content Edward Hopper was born on July 22, 1882, in Nyack, N Y
- OMalley, Grace - Encyclopedia. com
Grace O'Malley BORN: 1530 • County Mayo, Ireland DIED: 1603 • County Mayo Ireland Irish pirate Grace O'Malley, known as the "Pirate Queen," led a clan of seafarers and pirates on the west coast of Ireland Her ships, including swift-moving galleys that were propelled by oars, controlled access to ports near Galway and Clew Bay, demanding payment from merchant ships or even seizing their
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