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Other editions of book Grace Hopper: Navy Admiral and Computer Pioneer

  • Grace Hopper: Navy Admiral and Computer Pioneer

    Charlene W. Billings

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Sept. 1, 1989)
    Traces the life of the scientist who, as well as having a distinguished career in the Navy, was a pioneer contributor to computer science and is known as the grandmother of the computer age
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  • Grace Hopper: Navy Admiral and Computer Pioneer

    Charlene W. Billings

    Hardcover (Enslow publishers inc., March 15, 1989)
    From back of book: "This book introduces us to Grace Murray Hoper, often called the grandmother of the computer age. Actually, she has had three successful careers - as computer expert, officer in the U.S. Navy, and teacher. Grace Hopper joined the U.S. Naval reserve as a lieutienant (jg) during World War II. After over forty years of outstanding service, she retired in 1986 with the rank of Rear Admiral. Early in her career, Grace Hopper became facinated with computers. She worked on the programming for the Mark I, an early computer that was fifty-one feet long, and developed COBOL, a programming language still in use today...."