Grace Hopper and the Invention of the Information Age - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Kurt W. BeyerSeries:Lemelson Center Studies in Invention and InnovationAudience:Young AdultPublish date:2012-02-17Pages:404
Language:EnglishPublisher:MIT PressISBN-13:9780262517263ISBN-10:262517264UPC:9780262517263Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, ComputersBook Subcategory:Women, HistorySize:7.90 x 5.30 x 1.00 inchesWeight:1.0009Product ID:SCP4GC4XF2
Grace Hopper and the Invention of the Information Age
The career of computer visionary Grace Murray Hopper, whose innovative work in programming laid the foundations for the user-friendliness of today's personal computers that sparked the information age.
A Hollywood biopic about the life of computer pioneer Grace Murray Hopper (1906-1992) would go like this: a young professor abandons the ivy-covered walls of academia to serve her country in the...
Series: Lemelson Center Studies in Invention and Innovation
Audience: Young Adult
Language:EnglishPublisher:MIT PressISBN-13:9780262517263ISBN-10:262517264UPC:9780262517263Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, ComputersBook Subcategory:Women, HistorySize:7.90 x 5.30 x 1.00 inchesWeight:1.0009Product ID:SCP4GC4XF2
Kurt W. Beyer is a former professor at the United States Naval Academy and lectures regularly on the process of technological innovation. He is a cofounder of a digital media services company and has authored multiple patents (pending) on high speed digital data processing.
Publisher: MIT Press
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