Grace Hopper: Programming Pioneer by Nancy Whitelaw (W. H. Freeman,
$5.95, ISBN 0 7167 6599 3) is the true story of someone who
dedicated her
life to mathematics. Ever since she was a child, Grace Hopper loved the
subject.
As a computer programmer, she decided to use her mathematical knowledge to
create the very first computer able to invent mathematical formulas. An
extremely well put together biography for all children.
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