1. “Amazing Grace” Carrie Mao
Grace Hopper
“Amazing Grace”
Carrie Mao

2. Grace Hopper, who? Born December 9, 1906 Joined the Navy (1943)
Died January 1, 1992
Joined the Navy (1943)
Retired in 1986 with the rank of Rear Admiral
Worked on the Mark I (1944)
Mark I was a ginormous calculator

3. WAS SHE WELL KNOWN?
Until the late 1990s Hopper wasn’t well know
She is rarely mentioned in any public form until 1970
WHY?!?!?!?!?!

4. POSSIBLE WHY SHE WASN’T WELL KNOWN
Manhattan Project : secret group that designed and built atomic bombs
Hopper inputted a set a mathematical equations into the Mark I
She didn’t know what they were being used for because of security reasons
1945: atomic bombs were dropped in Hiroshima and Nagasaki

5. OUCH!
Hopper’s contributions to the atomic bombings weighed heavily on her
After Hopper was forced to retire
She had a bout with alcoholism
After she was arrested for drunk and disorderly conduct
Checked herself into rehab

6. Moving on With Life Created the first working compiler (1952)
Traveled to various colleges, business and conventions
To see a interview with Hopper in 1983
Please click here.

7. Sources Images Info Google Images
Beyer, Kurt. Grace Hopper and the Invention of the Information Age. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT, Print.