DocumentCode
50321
Title
Grace Hopper: Compilers and Cobol
Author
Strawn, George ; Strawn, Candace
Volume
17
Issue
1
fYear
2015
fDate
Jan.-Feb. 2015
Firstpage
62
Lastpage
64
Abstract
This sketch of Grace Murray Hopper, the first famous female computer scientist, focuses on her early programming days, creation of the first compiler, leadership in creating the Cobol language, and latter-day speaking career. It also highlights the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing conference, which, since 1994, has brought together an increasing number of women (and now men) to address the disappointing gender imbalance in IT professions.
Keywords
COBOL; equal opportunities; gender issues; program compilers; Cobol language; IT professions; compiler; female computer scientist; gender imbalance; Biographies; COBOL; Computers; History; Hopper, Grace; Program processors; Programming profession; COBOL; Grace Hopper; compilers; history of computing; information technology;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
IT Professional
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1520-9202
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MITP.2015.6
Filename
7030179
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