Grace Hopper

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Grace Hopper

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1. Grace Hopper

Rear Admiral Grace Hopper was an early computer programmer and for years went around lecturing about computer technology and related topics.

Life was simple before World War II. After that, we had systems. Grace Hopper.

2. Grace Hopper: First computer bug

In the early days of computers, the first documented computer bug was a "moth" that had short-circuited a switch in a computer circuit.

The first bug was documented by Grace Hopper (first computer bug) , though the term bug goes back further than computers.

3. Grace Hopper: Permission

It's easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission. Grace Hopper.

Grace Hopper is known for the saying that it is easier to ask forgiveness than to ask for permission.

4. Grace Hopper: Systems

Rear Admiral Grace Hopper was an early computer programmer and for years went around lecturing about computer technology and related topics.

Life was simple before World War II. After that, we had systems. Grace Hopper.

5. Grace Hopper: Management and leadership

You manage things, you lead people. We went overboard on management and forgot about leadership. It might help if we ran the MBAs out of Washington. Grace Hopper.

Humans are allergic to change. They love to say, "We've always done it this way." I try to fight that. That's why I have a clock on my wall that runs counter-clockwise. Grace Hopper.

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