women computer engineers

Grace Hopper was a big part of teams that worked on the earliest computers, including the landmark MARK I and UNIVAC I and II. She developed the compiler and was instrumental in the creation of programming languages that used English words instead of symbols. This innovation made computers and technology much more accessible to everyday people and led to programs, like COBOL, still used today! Readers will be inspired by Hopper?s story, told in age-appropriate detail and with accompanying historical and full-color images.

A biography of Grace Hopper, who played a prominent role in the early days of computers, discussing her upbringing and formal education, her joining the United States Navy at a time when women weren't welcomed in the armed forces and more.

Highlights the life and career of Grace Hopper, a mathematician and computer scientist who's called the "Grandmother of COBOL," the first standardized computer language.

Women have made some of the most important scientific discoveries of all time. In this title, readers learn about mathematician Ada Lovelace from her early work in creating the Bernoulli algorithm to her understanding that numbers could represent data, making her an early computer programmer. A timeline, sidebars, fun facts, glossary, and index supplement the text. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Looks at several women who are making their way and becoming founders, tecnologists, and innovators in a male dominated world of technology.

"Have you ever wondered where the term debugging comes from? Learn about Grace Hopper, a computer scientist and U.S. Navy Rear Admiral, known for her contributions to the early development of computer programming."--Provided by publisher.

Explores the role of Grace Murray Hopper in the development and advancement of computer programming.

A biography of Ruchi Sanghvi, a computer engineer.

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide biographical information about innovative and significant individuals in computer technology and the evolution of the Internet.