Grace Hopper - Nancy Loewen

Grace Hopper

The Woman Behind Computer Programming

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Buch | Hardcover
32 Seiten
2020
Raintree (Verlag)
978-1-4747-8676-8 (ISBN)
17,45 inkl. MwSt
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Computers touch our lives everyday, in countless ways, but how do they know what to do? Grace Hopper was a pioneer in computer programming, a woman whose scientific research led to computer-language tools and technology still in use today. Her story is filled with trial and error, and, in this book, readers can follow her journey step by step.
Computers touch our lives everyday, in countless ways, but how do they know what to do? How do we communicate with them and they with each other? Computer language! Grace Hopper was a pioneer in computer programming, a woman whose scientific research led to computer-language tools and technology still in use today. Her story is filled with trial and error, and, in this book, readers can follow her journey step by step.

Nancy Loewen grew up on a farm in southwestern Minnesota, surrounded by library books and cats. She’s published more than 140 books for children and young adults. The LAST Day of Kindergarten and Four to the Pole (co-authored with polar explorer Ann Bancroft) were Minnesota Book Award finalists. Her Writer’s Toolbox series received a Distinguished Achievement Award from the Association of Educational Publishers. Nancy has also received awards from The American Library Association, the New York Public Library, and the Society of School Librarians International. Nancy lives in St. Paul and has an MFA in Creative Writing from Hamline University. She likes to read, cook, take long walks, and photograph oddities from thrift stores. Please visit her website at nancyloewen.net.

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Little Inventor
Verlagsort Oxford
Sprache englisch
Maße 197 x 222 mm
Themenwelt Kinder- / Jugendbuch Sachbücher Naturwissenschaft / Technik
Schulbuch / Wörterbuch
ISBN-10 1-4747-8676-6 / 1474786766
ISBN-13 978-1-4747-8676-8 / 9781474786768
Zustand Neuware
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