Mathematician and Computer Scientist Grace Hopper
Kids, People and Places, Biography, Non-Fiction, Science and Technology, Technology, Computers
| Author: | Andrea Pelleschi | ISBN: | 9781512425048 |
| Publisher: | Lerner Publishing Group | Publication: | August 1, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Lerner Publications ™ | Language: | English |
| Author: | Andrea Pelleschi |
| ISBN: | 9781512425048 |
| Publisher: | Lerner Publishing Group |
| Publication: | August 1, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Lerner Publications ™ |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
