# Grace Hopper

Grace Hopper was an American computer scientist and United States Navy rear admiral who was a pioneer of computer programming and invented one of the first linkers and the first compiler. She popularized the idea of machine-independent programming languages, which led to the development of COBOL—one of the first high-level programming languages still in use today in banking and financial systems. She is also credited with popularizing the term "debugging" after finding an actual moth causing a malfunction in a computer in 1947.

## Quick Facts

- **Born:** December 9, 1906
- **Birthplace:** New York City, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Occupation:** Computer Scientist / Navy Admiral
- **Category:** Scholars & Educators
- **Also Known As:** Amazing Grace, Grandma COBOL, Queen of Code

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