Grace Brewster Hopper (née Murray; December 9, 1906 – January 1, 1992) was an American computer scientist, mathematician, and United States Navy rear admiral. [1] She was a pioneer of computer programming.

2025年1月1日 · Grace Hopper, American mathematician and rear admiral in the U.S. Navy who was a pioneer in developing computer technology, helping to devise UNIVAC I, the first commercial electronic computer, and naval applications for COBOL.

2014年4月3日 · Grace Hopper became the first woman to earn a Ph.D. in mathematics from Yale University in 1934. In 1952, Grace Hopper and her team created the first compiler for computer languages.

Grace Brewster Murray Hopper (1906-1992) was a computer pioneer and naval officer. She earned a master’s degree (1930) and a Ph.D. (1934) in mathematics from Yale. Hopper is best known for her trailblazing contributions to computer programming, software development, and the design and implementation of programming languages.

Grace Murray Hopper helped to outline the fundamental operating principles of computing machines. Learn more at womenshistory.org.

2025年1月29日 · Grace Hopper's early years. Grace Brewster Murray was born on December 9, 1906 in New York, into a family with a strong military tradition. From an early age, he showed a exceptional curiosity, taking apart clocks in his home to understand how they worked.This interest in the inner workings of things was an early sign of his Passion for science and engineering.

Grace Hopper was a world-famous computer programmer whose impressive career in STEM began when she joined the war effort during World War II.

2024年4月16日 · Grace Hopper was an American computer scientist and U.S Naval Officer, best known for her work on the A-0 compiler (aka A-0 System) and its successors A-1, A-2, A-3 (the first complete ALGOL 60 implementation), A-4, A-5, and A8.

Grace Murray Hopper (1906-1992) is probably the most well known American woman who has ever received a PhD in mathematics, having appeared on a segment of 60 Minutes, on the David Letterman Show, and as the grand marshal of the Orange Bowl Parade.

2024年12月12日 · Grace Hopper put that notion to rest. She also wrote the first computer manual. Trained in mathematics and mathematical physics, she was a computer scientist long before the profession existed, changing the paradigm of programming and setting the stage for large-language AI models.