From: beebe@math.utah.edu (Nelson H. F. Beebe)
Subject: [TUHS] Grace Hopper
Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2017 18:08:02 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CMM.0.96.0.1512781682.beebe@gamma.math.utah.edu> (raw)
For more on Admiral Grace Murray Hopper, by one who knew her well, see
Jean Sammet's remembrance:
Farewell to Grace Hopper: end of an era!
https://doi.org/10.1145/129852.214846
A Ph.D. thesis about her:
The Contributions of Grace Murray Hopper to Computer Science and Computer Education
https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc278692/m2/1/high_res_d/1002721264-mitchell.pdf
Books:
Grace Hopper: Admiral of the Cyber Sea
1-59114-978-9
Grace Hopper and the Invention of the Information Age
ISBN 0-262-51726-4
Grace Hopper: Computer Whiz
ISBN 0-7660-2273-0 [juvenile literature]
I've always found it amusing that she was a strong proponent of the
work ethic: "Act first, get permission later", which is in direct
opposition to the military chain of command, despite her rank as Rear
Admiral of the US Navy.
See also
ACM Grace Murray Hopper Award
https://awards.acm.org/hopper
https://awards.acm.org/hopper/award-winners
[Awarded to the outstanding young computer professional of the
year, selected on the basis of a single recent major technical
or service contribution. This award is accompanied by a prize
of $35,000. The candidate must have been 35 years of age or
less at the time the qualifying contribution was
made. Financial support of the Grace Murray Hopper Award is
provided by Microsoft.]
Don Knuth of Stanford was the first GMHA winner, in 1971; other
well-known people include Steve Wozniak (1971), Bob Metcalf (1980),
Dan Bricklin (1981), Brian Reid (1982), Bill Joy (1986), John
Ousterhout (1987), Guy Steele (1988), Richard Stallman (1990), Bjarne
Stroustrup (1993), Vern Paxson (2007), Craig Gentry (2010), ...
There is also a 1983 interview on a popular US news broadcast that
celebrates its 50th anniversary this year:
The 60 Minutes interview with Grace Murray Hopper
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-60-minutes-interview-with-grace-murray-hopper/
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