Author(s): Andrea Pelleschi
Format: Paperback
No. of Pages: 32
Publisher: Lerner Classroom
Language: English
Date Published: 2016-08-01
Dimensions: 168 x 224 x 8mm
Publication City/Country: Minneapolis, United States
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Illustrations: Index

Have you ever taken something apart to see how it works? As a child, Grace Hopper took apart five alarm clocks in a row, trying to figure out how all the pieces fit together. As an adult, she joined the Naval Reserve during World War II and worked on the world's first large-scale computer.

After the war, Hopper served on a committee organized by the Department of Defense to create a standard computer language. That language, Common Business-Oriented Language, or COBOL, quickly became popular. How did a curious little girl grow up to become the "Grandmother of COBOL"? Learn how her outstanding innovations changed the field of computer programming.