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Grace Brewer Murray Was Born
Grace Brewster Murray was born in New York City on December 9,1906. -
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Grace Hopper
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Grace see's the Haley's Comet
One night in may 1910, grace recalls that her father held her up to the kitchen window to see the Halley's Comet. -
Grace Becomes a Boarding Student
In the Fall of 1923, Grace became a boarding student at the Hartridge School in Plainfield, New Jersey. -
Grace is a Newly Arrived Freshman Student
It was a Monday, September 22, 1924 Grace was a newly arrived freshman student at the Vassar College. -
Grace and Yale University
Grace attended Yale University for about 5 years and graduated in the 1930's with a Masters of Arts degree in mathematics.At Yale, she was invited to join Sigma Xi, an honor society that recognizes scientists for their outstanding research achievements -
Grace Murray Graduates College
Grace Murray graduated from Vassar College in 1928 with a Bachelor of Arts in mathematics and physics.During her senior year at Vassar, she was elected Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest honor society in the United States. -
Grace Murray is Grace Hopper Now!
The wedding took place on the evening of June 15, 1930, at West End Collegiate Church. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Dr. Henry Evertson Cobb, assisted by the Rev. Dr. Jhon Y. Broek, of Plainfeild, New Jersey. Grace's parents had been married by Dr.cobb in the same church in 1903. -
Ph.D. in WHAT Grace?
In 1934 Grace Hopper reiceived a Ph.D. from Yale and was awarded two Sterling scholarships. As a part of the work for her advanced degree, she had completed a dissertation entitled "The Irreducibility of Algebraic Equations". -
Grace Joins the Waves
Grace Murray Hopper was sworn into the United States Naval Reserve on the December of 1941. Years later she got divorced from her husband Vincent Hopper. -
The COBOL
Grace Murray Hopper helps along with the development of the COBOL. The COBL is a highly structured programming langauage. Like coding but reasonable. -
A Brief Retirement and awards to come
Grace retires from being 23 years in the USNR. Right after shre wins the Science Achievement Award by The American Mothers Committee. Many years later she was awarded with the Legion of Merit and became the first woman ranked up to captain -
The death of a Soldier
Grace Murray dies on New Years Day at her home in Arlington. Apparently she dies in her sleep of natural causes
