A New Nerd in Nine: Grace Hopper

Brains, Boobs, & Beer

English - January 24, 2021 17:00 - 9 minutes - 6.56 MB - ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
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In this installment, Heather shares the mini-bio of Navy Admiral and computer scientist, Grace Hopper. Grace is credited with creating great strides when it comes to computer languages and coding as well as having popularized the term "debugging". For any of you computer coders out there, you can thank her for helping you "talk" to computers.

Sources:
"Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World" by Rachel Ignotofsky
Biography.com - Grace Hopper