Grace Murray Hopper at the UNIVAC keyboard, c. 1960. Grace Brewster Murray, American mathematician and rear admiral in the U.S. Navy, was a pioneer in developing computer technology, helping to devise UNIVAC I, the first commercial electronic computer, and naval applications for COBOL (common-business-oriented language).

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