Grace Hopper


picture of Grace Hopper

Birth: She was born on December 9th, 1906.
Death: She died on Jaunary first, 1992.
Major Acedemic Events: She was the first women to earn a Ph.D. in mathematics from Yale University in 1934.
Then in 1952 she created the first compiler for computer languages. She continued to win many awards
including the Nation Medal of Technology in 1991 and a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016.
Contributions to Computer Science:

Sources Amy Tikkanen, Biography of Grace Hopper from Britannica:https: britannica.com/biography/Grace-Hopper