Grace Murray Hopper | |
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![]() Hopper in Januar 1984 | |
Elk-name | "Amazing Grace" |
Born | 9 December 1906 New York Ceety, New York, U.S. |
Dee'd | 1 Januar 1992 Arlington, Virginie, U.S. | (aged 85)
Place o burial | Arlington Naitional Seemetry |
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Years o service | 1943–1966, 1967–1971, 1972–1986 |
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Awairds | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Armed Forces Reserve Medal wi twa Oorglass Devices ![]() |
Grace Murray Hopper (December 9, 1906 – Januar 1, 1992) wis an American computer scientist an Unitit States Navy Rear Admiral. A pioneer in the field, she wis ane o the first programmers o the Harvard Mark I computer, an developed the first compiler for a computer programmin leid.[1][2][3][4][5] She conceptualized the idea o machine-independent programmin leids, which led tae the development o COBOL, ane o the first modren programmin leids. She is credited wi popularizing the term "debuggin" for fixin computer glitches (inspired bi an actual moch removed frae the computer). Owin tae the breadth o her accomplishments an her naval rank, she is whiles referred tae as "Amazing Grace".[6][7] The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Hopper (DDG-70) is named for her, as wis the Cray XE6 "Hopper" supercomputer at NERSC.