Grace Hopper and the Invention of the Information Age (Lemelson Center Studies in Invention and Innovation series)
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.56 (866 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0262517264 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 408 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-09-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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Kurt W. Beyer is a former professor at the United States Naval Academy and lectures regularly on the process of technological innovation.
(Lucy Sanders, CEO and Co-founder, National Center for Women and Information Technology)It is a pleasure to finally read a biography of Grace Hopper that does not simply list the clichéd myths about 'Amazing Grace' but instead tells the story of her wonderful life and contributions to the development of programming languages. (Booklist) . It portrays Grace as a human being and subject to the whims of both personal and social problems of her era. Williams, Professor Emeritus, Department of Computer Science, University of Calgary)Beyer's meticulously researched biography shows how Hopper was one of the first to realise that software was the key to unlocking the power of the computer. (The Guardian)Bravo to Beyer for unearthing the fascinating, many-faceted historyof a phenomenal technology we take for granted and for portraying a woman of astonishing powers. (Michael R. Beyer reveals interesting facts and aspe
Both rebellious and collaborative, Hopper was influential in male-dominated military and business organizations at a time when women were encouraged to devote themselves to housework and childbearing. A Hollywood biopic about the life of computer pioneer Grace Murray Hopper (1906--1992) would go like this: a young professor abandons the ivy-covered walls of academia to serve her country in the Navy after Pearl Harbor and finds herself on the front lines of the computer revolution. In Grace Hopper and the Inventionof the<
History vs biography -- history won R. Olcott This book brought home to me the difference between history and biography. As a 50-year computer veteran (wrote my first program in 1959) I appreciated many of the firsts and trends that the author highlights. However, I got very little sense of Grace Hopper the person behind the technical and organizational achievements he celebrates. As an example, did she really just casually discard a marriage in order to enlist in the Navy? We're told she had a wonderful sense of humor but in th. does not flow but has anything you might want to does not flow but has anything you might want to know about her.pioneer for women toomade computers easier for all.. Grace Hopper and the Invention of the Information Age What a fascinating woman. What a fascinating era. Kurt Beyer brings her story to life and explains much about the early days of computers and programming that most of us don't know and simply take for granted. Beyer blends history, technological information and human interest into this worthwhile read. Thank you.