Mathematician and computer scientist Grace Hopper
By: Andrea Pelleschi
Series: STEM trailblazer bios; STEM trailblazer bios
Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Minneapolis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781512407853
Subjects: Computer engineers; Women computer engineers; Juvenile literature; Admirals; Women admirals
Description: Have you ever wondered where the term debugging comes from? Learn about the life of Grace Hopper, who started her scientific explorations as a child by taking apart alarm clocks. She later became a computer scientist and U.S. Navy Rear Admiral and is best known for her contributions to the early development of computer programming.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 30-31) and index.

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Table of contents: title: A love of learning; title: The Mark computers; title: A computer revolution; title: Computers in business; title: A short retirement; title: Timeline.