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  1. www.encyclopedia.com › computers-and-computing-biographies › grace-hopperGrace Hopper - Encyclopedia.com

    Jun 8, 2018 · Grace Hopper. With the longest active military career, Rear Admiral Grace Hopper (1906-1992) was also known as "Amazing Grace" and "Grand Old Lady of Software." She played an instrumental role in the development of the COBOL computer programming language. Grace Hopper, who rose through Navy ranks to become a rear admiral at age eighty-two, is ...

  2. www.encyclopedia.com › computers-and-computing-biographies › grace-murray-hopperGrace Murray Hopper - Encyclopedia.com

    May 14, 2018 · HOPPER, GRACE MURRAY(b. New York [1], New York [2], 9 December 1906, d. Washington, D.C., 1 January 1992),computer sciences, programming languages, COBOL.An admiral who never went to sea, Hopper owed her success in the U.S. Navy, as in civilian life, to her mastery of computers and computing.

  3. Hopper, Grace Brewster Murray. ( b. 9 December 1906 in New York City; d. 1 January 1992 in Arlington, Virginia), naval officer, mathematician, and computer expert. Hopper was one of three children of Walter Fletcher Murray, an insurance broker, and Mary Campbell Van Home, a homemaker.

  4. Grace Brewster Hopper. 1906-1992. American Mathematician and Computer Programmer. G race Hopper developed COBOL, a computer programming language, in the 1950s and her related innovations, such as compilers used for business processes, provided a foundation for more sophisticated computing systems. A computer software pioneer, Hopper encouraged ...

  5. Hopper, Grace Murray (1906–1992) Rear admiral, U.S. Naval Reserve, who pioneered computer technology for military and business applications and was a primary inventor of the standard computer language COBOL. Born Grace Brewster Murray in New York City on December 9, 1906; died on January 1, 1992, in Arlington, Virginia; daughter of Walter ...

  6. Francis R. Mcbride. Grace, J (oseph) Peter, Jr. (b. 25 May 1913 in Manhasset, New York; d. 19 April 1995 in New York City), business executive who transformed a thriving family business into a multinational conglomerate in the course of a career whereby he headed a major U.S. corporation for nearly five decades.

  7. Rear Admiral Dr. Grace Hopper also invented the modern subroutine, the computer language APT, and played a significant role in verifying the computer language COBOL. Olga Taussky-Todd (1906-1995) has the distinction of being the first woman to hold a formal appointment at the California Institute of Technology ; in 1971 she became the first female full professor there and 10 years later, professor emeritus.

  8. Kelly, Grace (1928–1982) American stage and film actress who won an Academy Award, then walked away from Hollywood to marry the prince of Monaco. Name variations: Princess Grace of Monaco; Grace Grimaldi. Born on November 12, 1928, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died in an automobile crash, age 52, on September 14, 1982; third of four ...

  9. GRACE, CREATED AND UNCREATED. Created grace is any grace that results from God communicating Himself beyond nature's demands, such as the beatific vision and all supernatural creatures positively leading to it. It may be actual or habitual, external or internal, medicinal or elevating, or anything else, so long as it is a creature positively ...

  10. www.encyclopedia.com › music-popular-and-jazz-biographies › grace-jonesGrace Jones | Encyclopedia.com

    May 23, 2018 · A State of Grace, 1986. The Best of So Graham Norton, United Film & Television Productions, 2000. Inside ‘A View to a Kill’, 2000. Premiere Bond: Opening Nights, MGM, 2006. Appeared in Grace Jones—State of Grace and the music video "I'm Not Perfect." Video Games: Solene Solux, Hell: A Cyberpunk Thriller, Take 2, 1995. Albums: Fame, Island ...

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