Grace Hopper (1906-1992), A trailblazing computer scientist and rear admiral in the US Navy, is recognized as a Woman in Technology. She played a vital role in the development of the COBOL programming language and contributed to the development of UNIVAC I, one of the earliest commercial computers, she also designed one of the first compliers, which translated a program's instructions into computer codes. She wrote the first computer manual and worked on Harvard Mark, one of the first large-scale automatic calculators Hopper's inspiration stemmed from her love for mathematics and problem solving. She was driven by a passion to make technology more accessible and user-friendly. Grace faced challenges as one of the few women in the early days of computing in a male-dominated field and organization. She often had to overcome gender biases. She was initially rejected by the Navy because of her age and size but remained resilient in her pursuit of excellence. Hopper's legacy inc
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