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Grace Murray Hopper

National Portrait Gallery

Object Details

Artist
Lynn Gilbert, born 1938
Sitter
Grace Murray Hopper, 9 Dec 1906 - 1 Jan 1992
Exhibition Label
Born New York City
Grace Murray Hopper is one of the most important figures both in the creation of modern computer science and in the history of the U.S. Navy. A Phi Beta Kappa student at Vassar, she earned her Ph.D. at Yale (1934). Entering the Navy in World War II, she helped create the operation protocols for the first American computer. After the war, Hopper taught at Harvard and worked in the defense industry while also serving in the Navy Reserve. She led the team that helped compile the first computer language (1952), as well as later evolutions that led to COBOL and FORTRAN, building blocks of computer programming. In 1966 she retired, but her work was so valuable that she was almost immediately recalled, serving for nineteen more years and rising to the rank of admiral. In addition to her academic prowess, Hopper was an inspirational figure, known as “Amazing Grace” in both the armed forces and the scientific community.
Nacida en la ciudad de New York
Grace Murray Hopper es una de las figuras más importantes en el nacimiento de las ciencias informáticas modernas y también en la historia de la Marina estadounidense. Fue miembro de la sociedad estudiantil de honor Phi Beta Kappa en Vassar College y obtuvo su doctorado en Yale (1934). Durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial ingresó a la Marina, donde trabajó en la creación de los protocolos de operación para la primera computadora americana. Después de la guerra fue profesora en Harvard y laboró en la industria de la defensa a la vez que servía en la Reserva Nacional. Dirigió el equipo que ayudó a compilar el primer lenguaje de computadora (1952) y evoluciones posteriores que culminarían en COBOL y FORTRAN, pilares de la programación. En 1966 se retiró, pero su labor era tan valiosa que de inmediato fue reclutada nuevamente y continuó sirviendo diecinueve años más, alcanzando el rango de almirante. Además de sus hazañas académicas, Hopper fue una figura inspiradora para sus compañeros, tanto en las fuerzas armadas como en la comunidad científica, quienes la apodaron “Amazing Grace”.
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
1978 (printed 2014)
Object number
NPG.2015.13
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Copyright
© 2016, Lynn Gilbert
Type
Photograph
Medium
Inkjet print
Dimensions
Image: 30.5 × 20.7 cm (12 × 8 1/8")
Sheet: 35.4 × 27.9 cm (13 15/16 × 11")
Mat: 55.9 × 40.6 cm (22 × 16")
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location
Currently not on view
National Portrait Gallery
Topic
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses
Interior\Office
Equipment\Computer
Grace Murray Hopper: Female
Grace Murray Hopper: Military and Intelligence\Navy\Officer\Rear Admiral
Grace Murray Hopper: Science and Technology\Scientist\Computer scientist
Grace Murray Hopper: Science and Technology\Scientist\Mathematician
Portrait
Record ID
npg_NPG.2015.13
Metadata Usage (text)
Usage conditions apply
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4973c476e-97b8-42ff-8696-aca7ca95c783

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