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Grace Hopper was born in New York City and was raised along side her younger siblings Roger and Mary. -
Grace received her degree in mathematics and physics from Vassar. Interestingly enough she enrolled at Vassar when she was only 17. -
For her Master's, Grace decided to attend Yale University. At the time it was, and still is, one of the most prestigious universities in the world. She received her Master's in mathematics much like her first degree. -
Three years after graduating from Vassar, Grace returned to her alma mater as a mathematics teacher but was promoted to professor in 1941. -
Grace joined the Naval Reserves and earned the rank of Rear Admiral by the time she retired from the Navy in 1986. A 43 year legendary career. -
The Harvard Mark 1 which was created in 1937, required the best technically sound people in that time. So in 1944, Grace Hopper was given the assignment of reporting to Harvard in order to help advance it. She did just that and created a never ending cycle to learning new technologies that still stands today. -
Whenever somebody's technology isn't working, they tend to say, it has a "bug". Which is a term for a software problem. However, Grace was the first to coin the term when a moth was found in the Mark 2 computer. -
Grace Hopper was was in charge of the team that created the first compiler for the UNIVAC computer -
Hopper along with some of her colleagues worked on creating COBAL, which is one of the first of its kind. -
In this year, Grace became the first woman to receive the National Defense Service Medal. -
Grace Hopper was promoted in rank to commodore which was later renamed rear admiral. A rank that very few reserves ever even think about. -
Grace was inducted into this exclusive club for her massive contributions to computer science. -
A year before she passed, Grace Hopper was recognized by George H.W. Bush. This was a massive step for women's recognition in the field of technology because she was the first computer scientist recognized with the award. -
Grace passed away on January 1, 1996 in Arlington County, Virginia. -
The U.S Navy decided to honor Grace even further by naming a navy ship after her. Making her one of the few women to have a ship named in the remembrance of her.