1906
Born
Museum Exhibit
Computer Science • American
1906 – 1992
Major Discovery
Biography
Grace Hopper was a computer scientist and United States naval officer who helped make programming languages more accessible. She worked on the Harvard Mark I and later developed early compiler technology, promoting the idea that computers could translate instructions written in words into machine code. Her work influenced business-oriented programming and the development of COBOL.
Computer Science
American
Advanced compiler development and machine-independent programming languages
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Advanced compiler development and machine-independent programming languages
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