Age
7-11
Grade
2-5
Andrea Pelleschi
Mathematician and Computer Scientist Grace Hopper
Paperback
(LernerClassroom Aug. 1, 2016)
, Reprint edition
Have you ever taken something apart to see how it works? As a child, Grace Hopper took apart five alarm clocks in a row, trying to figure out how all the pieces fit together. As an adult, she joined the Naval Reserve during World War II and worked on the world's first large-scale computer.
After the war, Hopper served on a committee organized by the Department of Defense to create a standard computer language. That language, Common Business-Oriented Language, or COBOL, quickly became popular. How did a curious little girl grow up to become the "Grandmother of COBOL"? Learn how her outstanding innovations changed the field of computer programming.
- Series
- STEM Trailblazer Bios
- ISBN
- 1512413089 / 9781512413083
- Pages
- 32
- Weight
- 3.2 oz.
- Dimensions
- 6.8 x 0.2 in.
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