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Amazing Grace The Life of Grace Murray Hopper

While it may not always be highlighted, women have been making much contribution to the field of computer science. Plenty of women have been pioneers in the field and their accomplishments were vital. One of these impressive women was Grace Hopper, an American woman who became one of the most influential computer scientists to date. Born in New York City on December 9, 1906, Hopper received a bachelor’s degree in physics and mathematics Vassar College in 1928. After that, she attended Yale where she earned a PhD in Mathematics in 1934. Then, she taught mathematics at Vassar for a while. In 1943, Hopper was sworn into the US Navy Reserve as many women did at the time. She graduated from training class in 1944 and was assigned to the Bureau of Ships Computation Project at Harvard. Then, she served under a programming staff headed by Howard H. Aiken and the pair would write several papers together on the Automated Sequence Controlled Calculator. She requested to join the regular navy...