Timeline: Grace Hopper - "Amazing Grace" | Timetoast

Dec 9, 1906

Born in New York, New York

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1928

Vassar - Bachelor's Mathematics & Physics

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1934

Earns Ph.D. in Mathematics from Yale University

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1943

Joins U.S Navy Reserve

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1944

Harvard Mark I Project

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1945

Authored First Version "A Manual of Operation for the Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator"

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1949

Works on UNIVAC I Development

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1952

Completes A-0 Compiler

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1954

Creates Flow Matic

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1959

Co-designs COBOL

Still in use has been updated for modern businesses and cloud systems. Image:https://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/6293/COBOL-is-introduced/
1966

Retired from Navy, Commander Ranking

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1967

Recalled to Active Duty, Works to Unify Software Standards for Navy Computer Systems

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1969

Received Computer Science "Man of the Year' Award

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1986

Final Retirement from Navy, Rear Admiral, Continues Lecturing on Programming History and Innovation

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1988

Received IEEE Emanual R. Piore Award

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1988

Naval Regional Data Automation Center named after Grace Hopper

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Sep 16, 1991

Awarded National Medal of Technology

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Jan 1, 1992

Died - Arlington,VA

Buried in Arlington National Cemetary
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2016

Posthumously Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom

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