Grace Murray

Grace Murray Hopper was born on December 9, 1906 in New York. She later attended Hartridge in New Jersey. In 1934, she got her Ph.D in mathematics at Yale University and at Vassar, she taught mathematics and become a associate professor. She was very interested in mathematics obviously.
Military WomanIn 1943, she joined the U.S. Navy Reserve as a pioneer. She had to work with Howard Aiken on the Harvard Mark I Calculator, also known as the IBM ASCC (Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator).One of the first programmers to accomplish this task. Significance:Hopper showed that women, young or old, can do the impossible even if you feel like giving up. She also made the first calculator (with help), which is one of the greatest accomplishments in mankind. Not only did she do this accomplishment, but did other accomplishments as well. At that time,(1930s and 1940s) women were to follow what their husband did and hope their husbands would come home from work or war. Instead, she joined the US navy and became a US Navy officer, one of the first programmer of the Harvard Mark I calculator, and a professor of mathematics at a university before these other jobs. She received many awards that is amazing even today for anyone. She died on January 1, 1992, but will be remembered as "Amazing Grace".