Tao Te Ching
Grace Hopper
(Grace Brewster Murray Hopper )
1906 – 1992 CE
Computer programming pioneer "Grandma COBOL,” US Navy admiral nicknamed "Amazing Grace,” IT goodwill ambassador, and recipient of 40 honorary university degrees; Hopper balanced a disciplined and conventional external with a fiercely independent, irreverent, and creative inner force. Her work and belief that computer code could be written in English led to the development of the early programming language, COBOL that’s still in use today. One of the oldest active duty officers in the US Navy’s history, she served for over 42 years and received the National Medal of Technology, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and numerous awards and honors. While her team was working on an early computer in 1947, they discovered a problem caused by a moth in a relay. This was the physical source of the symbolic term, "debugging."
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American (USA) Scientists Women of Wisdom
Eras
Western
Post-Romantic Age (1850 – 2018 CE)Great Depression (1929 – 1941 CE)
Roaring Twenties (1920 – 1929 CE)
Quotes by Grace Hopper (9 quotes)
“A ship in port is safe, but that's not what ships are built for.”
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“We're flooding people with information and we need to feed it through a processor… A human must turn information into intelligence.”
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“Leadership is a two-way street, loyalty up and loyalty down. Respect for one's superiors; care for one's crew.”
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“Humans are allergic to change. They love to say, 'We've always done it this way.' That's why I have a clock on my wall that runs counter-clockwise.”
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“The most damaging phrase in our language: `It's always been done that way.'”
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“One accurate measurement is worth a thousand expert opinions.”
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“You don't manage people; you manage things. You lead people.”
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“If it's a good idea, go ahead and do it. It's always easier to apologize for something you've already done than to get approval for it in advance.”
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“It’s always easier to ask for forgiveness than to get permission.”
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