Grace Hopper AMAZING GRACE CARRIE MAO Grace Hopper

Grace Hopper, who? Born December 9, 1906 Joined the Navy (1943) Died January 1,

WAS SHE WELL KNOWN? Until the late 1990 s Hopper wasn’t well know She

POSSIBLE WHY SHE WASN’T WELL KNOWN Manhattan Project : secret group that designed and

OUCH! Hopper’s contributions to the atomic bombings weighed heavily on her After Hopper was

Moving on With Life Created the first working compiler (1952) Traveled to various colleges,

Sources Images Google Images Info Beyer, Kurt. Grace Hopper and the Invention of the

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Grace Hopper “AMAZING GRACE” CARRIE MAO

Grace Hopper, who? Born December 9, 1906 Joined the Navy (1943) Died January 1, 1992 Retired in 1986 with the rank of Rear Admiral Worked on the Mark I (1944) Mark I was a ginormous calculator

WAS SHE WELL KNOWN? Until the late 1990 s Hopper wasn’t well know She is rarely mentioned in any public form until 1970 WHY? !? !? !

POSSIBLE WHY SHE WASN’T WELL KNOWN Manhattan Project : secret group that designed and built atomic bombs Hopper inputted a set a mathematical equations into the Mark I She didn’t know what they were being used for because of security reasons 1945: atomic bombs were dropped in Hiroshima and Nagasaki

OUCH! Hopper’s contributions to the atomic bombings weighed heavily on her After Hopper was forced to retire She had a bout with alcoholism After she was arrested for drunk and disorderly conduct Checked herself into rehab

Moving on With Life Created the first working compiler (1952) Traveled to various colleges, business and conventions To see a interview with Hopper in 1983 Please click here.

Sources Images Google Images Info Beyer, Kurt. Grace Hopper and the Invention of the Information Age. Cambridge, Mass. : MIT, 2009. Print.