Thanks for filling in my blanks. I saw her speak around 20 years and never
forgot that phrase all through my career. She was absolutely, positively
right.
Thank you,
Christie
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From: Urb LeJeune <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Christie Mason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wednesday, October 21, 1998 1:57 PM
Subject: Re: WC:>: Women role models in computing
>> Wasn't there also an Admiral Grace who helped coin the phrase "bug" after
>> one of their programs (vacuum tube days) wouldn't run and they found a
real
>> bug in the system that was shorting out the connection which lead to
>> "debugging"?
>
> Admiral Grace Hooper was the "mother" of COBOL. Data processing
>would not be where it is today but for many of Grace's contributions. She
>was a giant in the field. She retired from the Navy and was called back
>to duty twice. At one time, she was the oldest officier on active military
>duty.
>
> Grace also coined the truism, "It's easier to get forgivness than
>permission."
>
>Urb, W2DEC [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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