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The first ever Computer Science "Man of the Year"
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The first ever Computer Science "Man of the Year"...
...had a PhD in mathematics from Yale, and was a professor of math.
...joined the Navy at age 37 to help with World War II.
...learned to program as one of the original programmers of the Mark 1 at Harvard, which was instrumental in
completing the Manhatten project.
...became the Head of Software at the first computer-focused tech startup, which created the first popular
business computer, the Univac.
...was one of the creators of COBOL, the first programming language that allowed people to use English to talk
to computers, instead of numbers and symbols.
...rejoined the Navy at the age of 61, and eventually earned the rank of admiral, before retiring at the
age of 79.
...then took a job as a senior consulant at Digital Equipment Corporation.
...died at the age of 85.
...then had a US Navy guided missle destroyer named in her honor.
The USS Hopper was named after...
Grace Murray Hopper, the first ever Computer Science "Man of the Year".
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