Grace Brewster Murray Hopper lived from 1906 to 1992. She grew up in the big city of New York, New York. She had a scientific and analytical mind from the time that she was a child. At the age of only 7, she took apart every single alarm clock in the house. Grace is best-known for her work in the technology field. She was one of the first-ever computer programmers, pioneering the field for her time. Grace was a computer scientist who graduated from Vassar and then continued on to Yale University. After college, she worked for the United States Navy Rear admiral. She joined the Navy during World War 2, and continued in the Navy for a long 19 years. Grace was one of the oldest in her field by the time she left the navy. Grace won the National
