Ada Lovelace Day
Mar. 24th, 2009 09:08 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
affrecaI've seen several posts this morning about today being Ada Lovelace Day, or blog about women excelling in tech. Because it is an area of interest, I can think of several. But the one I want to mention is the one I ignored because I focused on what else she is known for.
Rear Admiral Grace Hopper. I first learned about Adm Hopper because she had a DDG named after her. I knew she was the first female admiral, but I didn't know why. Somewhere I assumed she was staff or supply.
Nope. Computers. She joined the USNR in WW2 (as many did), taking a leave of absence from Vasser (where she taught math). She runs through the history of computers for the rest of her life. She retired several times, and was brought back from retirement. When she retired for the last time, she was the oldest serving officer.
Rear Admiral Grace Hopper. I first learned about Adm Hopper because she had a DDG named after her. I knew she was the first female admiral, but I didn't know why. Somewhere I assumed she was staff or supply.
Nope. Computers. She joined the USNR in WW2 (as many did), taking a leave of absence from Vasser (where she taught math). She runs through the history of computers for the rest of her life. She retired several times, and was brought back from retirement. When she retired for the last time, she was the oldest serving officer.
