Grace Hopper and the Invention of the Information Age (Lemelson Center Studies in Invention and Innovation series)
Description: Grace Hopper and the Invention of the Information Age provides a biography of Grace Murray Hopper, focusing on her contributions to computer programming and the development of early technology that influenced modern computing
ISBN: 0262517264
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· 2013-01-24
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It is also important to remember that COBOL was the result of design by committee in the attempt to please all parties and not her opus. This is an incredible book about her life and contribution: http://www.amazon.com/Invention-Information-Lemelson-Studies...
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A very comprehensive view an lots of great stories in James Gleick's _The Information_: http://www.amazon.com/Information-History-Theory-Flood/dp/14...