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Date of Birth
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College Graduation
Hopper graduated from Vassar College and earned degrees in physics and mathematics. It is also notable to mention that she was in Pi Beta Kappa. -
Master's Degree
Hopper went to Yale University and got her Master's Degree in mathematics. -
Return to Vassar College & PhD
In 1931 Hopper returned to Vassar College and began to teach there. While she was teaching, she was also pursuing her PhD at Yale University. -
Grace completes her PhD
Grace got her PhD in math and mathematical physics. -
Hopper joins the Navy
She was assigned to the Bureau of Ships Computation Project at Harvard. -
Mark l
At Harvard she worked with Howard Aiken who invented the Mark l and Grace helped program it. -
Mark l & ll
Hopper helped develop Mark 2 and 3. -
Bug
Hopper referred to a computer problem as "bug" and this is where this term comes from. -
Hopper leaves the Navy (reserve)
Hopper asks for regular commission and upon being denied, she leaves. -
Hopper joins Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation
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The A-0
Hopper and her team developed the A-0. -
Flow-Matic
Hopper and her team develop the Flow-Matic which is a big things because it was the first computer language in English. -
Her influence with COBOL
Hopper made COBOL popular in the military and for private sector usage. -
Hopper retires from UNIVAC
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Awarded National Medal of Technology
President George Bush awarded Hopper this very notable award. -
Death
Grace Hopper dies in 1992. -
Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
President Barack Obama her this award.
