Grace Hopper

Women inventor Grace Hopper is known as the "Mother of Computing"

Admiral Grace Hopper, born in 1906, was a brilliant woman known for her work with computers. She had a curious mind and loved machines, eventually becoming the first woman to earn a PhD in mathematics from Yale University. Hopper joined the Navy, serving for 42 years and rising to the rank of Rear Admiral. While working with the Harvard Mark I computer, she realized that computers needed special instructions to work properly. This led her to invent COBOL, an easy-to-understand programming language that became widely used. Even though COBOL is now considered old, some companies still use it today. Hopper's contributions to computer science have had a lasting impact. Your students can actually meet this great women inventor and computer pioneer, Grace Hopper at our TIME TRAVELING INVENTORS school assembly!