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Birth
She was born in 1906 in New York -
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Graduated college
Graduated college with a bachelors degree in math and physics from Vassar -
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Further education
Grace went to Yale to pursue a Masters degree in 1930 and a doctorate 1934 -
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Navy officer
Grace Hopper enlisted in the Navy and became a naval officer -
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Naval lieutenant
In 1944 she became the lieutenant Was a scientific bureau of ordnance computation project at Harvard. This was were she worked on the Mark I. -
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Data Compiler
Designed a data Compiler that can incorporate mathematical formulas and then Make it into computer code -
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Flow Matic
Developed an english language data compiler. -
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Institute of electronic and electrical engineers
Elected to the Institute of electronic and electrical engineers -
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Recalled back to active duty in the Navy
In 1966 wanted to retire but was recalled to improve the naval computer language -
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Computer science man
Named the first computer science man of the year -
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Awards
Won the legion of merit in -
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Retired from the Navy
The oldest serving naval officer and retired from the Navy -
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National medal of technology
She received won the Nation medal of technology given to her by President George Bush. -
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Death
She died on January 1 1992 -
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Post Awards
She received the presidential medal of freedom in 2016