Grace Hopper : computer scientist / by Jill C. Wheeler ; content consultant, Dr. C. Dianne Martin, professor emeritus of computer science, George Washington University.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wheeler, Jill C., 1964- author.

Contributor:

Essential Library (Firm), publisher.

Martin, C. Dianne, consultant.

Series:

Women in science (Essential Library (Firm))

Women in Science

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hopper, Grace Murray--Juvenile literature.

Hopper, Grace Murray.

United States.

Women admirals--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.

Women admirals.

Women computer scientists--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.

Women computer scientists.

Women computer programmers--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.

Women computer programmers.

Women computer engineers--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.

Women computer engineers.

Genre:

Biographies.

Juvenile works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (112 pages) : illustrations (some color), portraits.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis, Minnesota : Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing, [2018]

Summary:

In Grace Hopper, learn how the American computer scientist chose to pursue a career in science and revolutionized the way we program computers. Features include a timeline, a glossary, essential facts, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.

Contents:

There's got to be a better way

Welcome, Grace

College student

Back to Vassar

In the Navy

Against the clock, around the clock

Enter COBOL

At the Pentagon

Rear Admiral Hopper.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 104-109) and index.

ISBN:

9781680786354

1680786350

OCLC:

1096402397