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Mathematician and Computer Scientist Grace Hopper

by Andrea Pelleschi
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Have you ever taken something apart to see how it works? As a child, Grace Hopper took apart five alarm clocks in a row, trying to figure out how all the pieces fit together. As an adult, she joined the Naval Reserve during World War II and worked on the world's first large-scale computer. After the war, Hopper served on a committee organized by the Department of Defense to create a standard computer language. That language, Common Business-Oriented Language, or COBOL, quickly became popular. How did a curious little girl grow up to become the "Grandmother of COBOL"? Learn how her outstanding innovations changed the field of computer programming.
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Series: STEM Trailblazer Bios Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group

Kindle Book

  • Release date: August 1, 2016

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  • ISBN: 9781512425031
  • Release date: August 1, 2016

PDF ebook

  • ISBN: 9781512410884
  • File size: 9831 KB
  • Release date: August 1, 2016

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subjects

Biography & Autobiography Computer Technology Juvenile Nonfiction Science

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:5.8
Lexile® Measure:910
Interest Level:4-8(MG)
Text Difficulty:4-5

Have you ever taken something apart to see how it works? As a child, Grace Hopper took apart five alarm clocks in a row, trying to figure out how all the pieces fit together. As an adult, she joined the Naval Reserve during World War II and worked on the world's first large-scale computer. After the war, Hopper served on a committee organized by the Department of Defense to create a standard computer language. That language, Common Business-Oriented Language, or COBOL, quickly became popular. How did a curious little girl grow up to become the "Grandmother of COBOL"? Learn how her outstanding innovations changed the field of computer programming.
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Biography & Autobiography Computer Technology Juvenile Nonfiction Science