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Grace Murray Hopper (1906-1992) was a pioneering computer scientist and naval officer. Notably known as the "queen of software," she played a significant role in the development of early programming languages and compilers, including COBOL. Hopper was one of the first programmers of the Harvard Mark I computer and later helped lead the way in revolutionizing computer programming through her work on UNIVAC I. Her contributions to the computing field, including concepts such as debugging and high-level programming languages, continue to shape modern technology. Hopper's impressive achievements were recognized with numerous honors and awards, solidifying her legacy as a trailblazer in computer science.

I only know one person who was able to write a program in ink and have it run the first time. That was Dick Bloch. He drove nearly all of us crazy because he could do that. Since the Mark I was a relay and step counter machine, it was not too difficult to change the circuits. Every once in a while, Dick would get the idea of a new circuit that would make his problem run faster. He'd get together with one of the operators during the night and they would fix the circuit. The next morning my programs wouldn't run. It's much better to have machines that the programers cannot alter. Commander Aiken was a tough taskmaster. I was sitting at my desk one day, and he said, You're going to write a book. I said, I can't write a book. He said, You're in the Navy now. And so I wrote a book. I have it here with me. This is the Mark I manual. Howard Aiken always said that one day we would have computers that would fit in a shoe box. I don't t know how he knew that, but he did.

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