On 12/08/2017 06:26 PM, Dave Horsfall wrote:
> (At the risk of being flamed because it's not strictly Unix...)
> 
> We gained Rear Admiral Grace Hopper on this day in 1906; known as 
> "Amazing Grace", she was a remarkable woman, both in computers and the 
> Navy.  [...]

Coincidentally, I work in Hopper Hall, named after her, and complete 
with a nice bronze plaque with her likeness in the lobby.  There's a 
short blurb on her about 2/3 down the page at:

https://www.army.mil/article/66745/new_campus_built_on_tradition_of_excellence

Mike Markowski