home > subjects > education > math
"Grace Hopper" Poster
  zoom
Grace Hopper
Wall Poster
item #: 10098939A
18" x 24"
Our Price:
$21.99
Add to Cart
custom frame it
Text Appearing on the Artwork: ""When you have a good idea and you've tried it and" ...more

add to
gallery

add to
wishlist

Ship Time Close
Ship time indicates the typical time it takes for your item(s) to leave our facilities. This includes any framing or customizing services ordered as well as careful packaging to prevent damage in transit.

Items that ship same day normally leave our facilities on the same business day if your order is placed before 5:00pm EST.

Orders that contain multiple items with different ship times will be shipped out based on the item with the longest ship time.


Shipping FAQ
Shipping Rates
Text Appearing on the Artwork Close
"When you have a good idea and you've tried it and know it's going to work, go ahead and do it - because it is much easier to apologize later than to get permission." - Grace Murray Hopper

Grace HOPPER
A pioneer in the development of computer languages, Grace Hopper played an essential role in developing and standardizing COBOL, which led to widespread use of computers in business, governmental, and science applications.

1906 Grace Murray is born on December 9 in New York, New York.
1913 - She takes apart every alarm clock in her house to find out how they worked.
1928 - Graduates from Vassar College with honors.
1931-1944 - Teaches at Vassar College.
1934 - Earns a Ph.D. in mathematics from Yale University.
1942 - Hopper joins the U.S. Navy. She is assigned to a team that programs one of the first computers, the Mark I.
1952 - Creates the first compiler, which makes it possible to program a computer to understand language and perform mathematical equations from memory.
1952-1959 - Hopper creates FLOW-MATIC, a programming language.
1959 - Helps to develop COBOL, a standardized programming language.
1966 - Hopper is promoted to the rank of commander in the U.S. Navy
1983 - Promoted to rear admiral, Hopper is the first woman to ever achieve such a high rank.
1986 - Retires from the navy.
1991 - She receives the National Medal of Technology - becoming the first woman to receive the award for individual accomplishment.
1992 Grace Hopper dies on January 1 in Arlington, Virginia.
1994 - Hopper is inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame.
1997 - Navy destroyer U.S.S. Hopper is commissioned in her honor.
Related Categories  
Art.com has over 10,000 artists and subjects. Here are just a few!
Math Gallery
(123 items)
Education Gallery
(12231 items)
Physical Education Gallery
(4103 items)
Humanities Gallery
(2967 items)
Humanities Gallery
(2967 items)

Custom Framing  
Finally, professional custom framing at affordable prices, so you can save up to 40% compared to your local frame shop. Our professionally trained framers custom build your framed art to order and ship it directly to you, ready to hang, in as little as three days. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed.

Frame Your Print
Pre-made Frame

Limited Editions  
Art.com is pleased to offer limited edition prints by some of today's most popular artists. Careful attention goes into the selection, handling, framing, and packaging.
View our entire collection of over 2,500 limited edition items.

SUBJECTS 
scenic
botanical
places
animals
people
botanical by species
abstract
see all subjects

Education 
science
social studies
american history
world history
world war ii
language arts
literature
see all education

Favorites 
Movie Posters
Music Posters
Sports Posters
Comic Posters
Motivational Posters
Signs
Framed Memorabilia