Ada Lovelace Day: Rear Admiral Grace Hopper

[mareserinitatis]

Today is Ada Lovelace Day, and as such, I've volunteered to write a blog post about a woman in technology

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[anonymous]

Commodore Hopper gave the commencement speech at my graduation in 1984. (Commodore became RADM, lower half, a year or two later). I recall the "It is easier to ask forgiveness than permission" quote, and how "we've always done it that way" as an unacceptable response. There was also a story about a clock that ran backwards to teach a lesson about not getting too used to conventional things.

Tom
Swans on Tea