Mathematician and Computer Scientist Grace Hopper (STEM Trailblazer Bios)

Pelleschi, Andrea

ISBN 10: 1512413089 / ISBN 13: 9781512413083

Published by LernerClassroom, 2016

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Mathematician and Computer Scientist Grace Hopper (STEM Trailblazer Bios)
• Publisher: LernerClassroom
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1512413089
• ISBN 13: 9781512413083
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Andrea Pelleschi is an author and editor of children's books. She received her MFA in Creative Writing from Emerson College and currently lives in Ohio with her cat.