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Grace Hopper: Computer Pioneer

Grace Hopper: Computer Pioneer

Uhl, Xina M.
Marx, Christy

Hardcover

Series: Super Female Scientists

Biography

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ISBN10: 1725340453
ISBN13: 9781725340459
Publisher: Rosen Young Adult
Published: Dec 30 2019
Pages: 104
Weight: 1.27
Height: 0.70 Width: 6.20 Depth: 9.10
Language: English
Nicknames like the Mother of Modern Naval Computing and Grandma COBOL described the impact mathematical genius Grace Hopper had on the computer's development. In 1942, the first electronic computer filled an entire room. One simple calculation took hours to finish. As the first woman to program the United States' first computer, Hopper earned herself another nickname, Amazing Grace. With fascinating details and period photographs, this fascinating biography covers the life and many achievements of a woman scientist without whom the development of modern computers would be impossible.

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