Grace Hopper By mynamejef16 Dec 9, 1906 The Birth of Grace Hopper Grace Hopper was born in New York City, laying the foundation for a remarkable life that's dedicated to both mathematics and computing. 1928 Received her Bachelor's in Mathematics at Vassar College 1930 Received her Master's in Mathematics at Yale 1931 Became a Faculty Member at Vassar College 1934 Received her PhD in Mathematics from Yale 1943 Joined the Navy Reserve and Assigned to the Harvard Computation Lab 1952 Worked on the Harvard Mark I Computer 1952 Invented the First Compiler 1955 Developed the FLOW-MATIC Programming Language 1960 Founded the COBOL Language Commitee Period: 1960 to 1969 Promoted the Development and Standardization of COBOL Throughout the 60's 1986 Retired from the Navy as a Rear Admiral 1991 Awarded the National Medal of Technology Jan 1, 1992 The Death of Grace Hopper 2016 Posthumously Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom