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Grace Hopper
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Grace Brewster Hopper was an American computer scientist, mathematician, and United States Navy rear admiral. She was a pioneer of computer programming. Hopper was the first to devise the theory of ma
Hopper in 1984
Hopper in 1984
Hopper's name on a duty roster for the Bureau of Ships Computation Project at Harvard, which built and operated the Mark I
Hopper's name on a duty roster for the Bureau of Ships Computation Project at Harvard, which built and operated the Mark I
Hopper at the UNIVAC I console, c. 1960
Hopper at the UNIVAC I console, c. 1960
Hopper in a computer room in Washington, D.C., 1978, photographed by Lynn Gilbert
Hopper in a computer room in Washington, D.C., 1978, photographed by Lynn Gilbert
COBOL
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COBOL is a compiled English-like computer programming language designed for business use. It is an imperative, procedural, and, since 2002, object-oriented language. COBOL is primarily used in busines
Grace Hopper
…the first to devise the theory of machine-independent programming languages, and used this theory to develop the FLOW-MATIC programming language and COBOL, an early high-level programming language still in use today. She was also one of the first programmers on the Harvard Mark I computer. She is credited…
The COBOL 60 report to CODASYL (April 1960)
The COBOL 60 report to CODASYL (April 1960)
COBOL program deck of punched cards, from the 1970s
COBOL program deck of punched cards, from the 1970s