Grace Hopper and the Invention of the Information Age

(Part of the Lemelson Center Studies in Invention and Innovation Series)

by Kurt W. Beyer

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The career of computer visionary Grace Murray Hopper, whose innovative work in programming laid the foundations for the user-friendliness of today's personal computers that sparked the information age.

A Hollywood biopic about the life of computer pioneer Grace Murray Hopper (1906-1992) would go like this: a young professor abandons the ivy-covered walls of academia to serve her country in the Navy after Pearl Harbor and finds herself on...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0262517264

ISBN13:9780262517263

Release Date:February 2012

Publisher:MIT Press

Length:404 Pages

Weight:0.85 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 5.3" x 7.9"

Age Range:18 years and up

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

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Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History Business & Management Computers Computers & Technology History Professionals & Academics Scientists

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