Uhhhhh, Bob,
Grace Hopper was a Rear Admiral (Lower Half - i.e., Commodore), U.S.
Navy, and I think that she was the first woman (Rear) Admiral female in
the Navy.
Computer Science Pioneer? You bet! That lady could teach even a
President how to find the on/off switch to a computer. Power cord
unplugged? That's another story.
Swabby Mike, Retired
Bob Foxworth wrote:
> Words of wisdom spoken by Grace Hopper, US Navy, perhaps a
> colonel, a computer science pioneer, a legend in that field, years ago.
>
> It was Hopper who coined the term "bugs" (in computer programs)
> after having to clean bugs out of the relay contacts and switches
> in the computers of the day, which caused them to fail. (The computers
> then would fill a small warehouse)
>
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