Grace Murray Hopper was a computer scientist and United States Navy rear admiral. She was one of the first programmers of the Harvard Mark I computer, and developed the first compiler for a computer programming language. Her work helped make computing accessible to more people, and she is considered a pioneer in her field. In this blog post, we’ll take a closer look at Grace’s life and accomplishments.
Discover the most known quotes from Grace Murray Hopper, and much more.
Born:
December 9, 1906
Died:
January 1, 1992
Alma Mater:
Vassar College
Allegiance:
United States Of America
Years Of Service:
1943-1986
Rank:
Rear Admiral
Awards:
Defense Distinguished Service Medal Legion Of Merit Meritorious Service Medal American Campaign Medal World War Ii Victory Medal National Defense Service Medal Armed Forces Reserve Medal With Two Hourglass Devices Naval Reserve Medal Presidential Medal Of Freedom
I had a running compiler and nobody would touch it. They told me computers could only do arithmetic. — Grace Hopper
If it’s a good idea, go ahead and do it. it’s much easier to apologize than it is to get permission. — Grace Murray Hopper
It’s easier to apologize than ask for permission. — Grace Hopper
At any given moment, there is always a line representing what your boss will believe. If you step over it, you will not get your budget. Go as close to that line as you can. — Grace Hopper
Some day, on the corporate balance sheet, there will be an entry which reads, ‘Information’; for in most cases, the information is more valuable than the hardware which processes it. — Grace Hopper
We’ve tended to forget that no computer will ever ask a new question. — Grace Hopper
I handed my passport to the immigration officer, and he looked at it and looked at me and said, ‘What are you?’ — Grace Hopper
If you want my ghost just say ‘ We’ve always done it that way.’ and i will haunt you for 24 hours. — Grace Hopper
To me programming is more than an important practical art. It is also a gigantic undertaking in the foundations of knowledge. — Grace Hopper
If it isn’t bolted down, bring it home. — Grace Hopper
We’re just getting started. We’re just beginning to meet what will be the future–we’ve got the Model T. — Grace Hopper
You manage things. You lead people. — Grace Murray Hopper
One accurate measurement is worth a thousand expert opinions. — Grace Hopper
I need something to compare this to. Could I please have a microsecond? — Grace Hopper
If you do something once, people will call it an accident. If you do it twice, they call it a coincidence. But do it a third time and you’ve just proven a natural law! — Grace Hopper
I’ve received many honors and I’m grateful for them; but I’ve already received the highest award I’ll ever receive, and that has been the privilege and honor of serving very proudly in the United States Navy. — Grace Hopper
We’re flooding people with information. We need to feed it through a processor. A human must turn information into intelligence or knowledge. — Grace Hopper
No computer is ever going to ask a new, reasonable question. It takes trained people to do that. — Grace Hopper
It is often easier to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission. — Grace Hopper
You manage things, you lead people. We went overboard on management and forgot about leadership. It might help if we ran the MBAs out of Washington. — Grace Hopper
I wIll not take what you need to gIve me. I wIll take what you want to gIve me. — Grace Murray Hopper
Easy come, Easy go. — Grace Murray Hopper
The glass is neither half empty nor half full. It’s simply larger than it needs to be. It is easier to get forgiveness than permission — Grace Hopper
Leadership is a two–way street, loyalty up and loyalty down. Respect for one’s superiors; care for one’s crew. — Grace Hopper
You manage things and lead people. — Grace Hopper
From then on, when anything went wrong with a computer, we said it had bugs in it. — Grace Hopper
