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I assume it's "open the door" of the drive there. Her first compiled programing language was called "A-0". Then came "B-0" with the "B" standing for "business" because she wanted people in business, who didn't think in code, to be able to use computers. Here are some quotes I've been gathering for a blog post: "very few [people involved in data processing] were symbol oriented; very few of them were mathematically trained." (16, Wexelblat) "Pursuing her belief that computer programs could be written in English, Admiral hopper moved forward with the development for Univac of the B-O compiler, later known as FLOW-MATIC. It was designed to translate a language that could be used for typical business tasks like automatic billing and payroll calculation. Using FLOW-MATIC, Admiral Hopper and her staff were able to make the UNIVAC I and II "understand" twenty statements in English. When she recommended that an entire programming language be developed using English words, however, she "was told very quickly that [she] couldn't do this because computers didn't understand English." It was three years before her idea was finally accepted; she published her first compiler paper in 1952." http://cs-www.cs.yale.edu/homes/tap/Files/hopper-story.html Univacs sold with FLOW-MATIC installed. Hopper inspired, but may not have worked directly on COBOL. However COBOL would not have existed if she hadn't figure out that you could write code in a "language" and compile it for the computer. another +1 for removing the male/female symbols. kc On 12/6/12 3:24 PM, Doran, Michael D wrote: > I have come up with an unofficial Code4lib 2013 conference poster. It was inspired by the recent discussions exploring ways to be more gender inclusive in our community, to "open up the door". > > > > Although often unacknowledged, women have been coders since the beginning. The photo is from the Computer History Museum website, which states "In 1952, mathematician Grace Hopper completed what is considered to be the first compiler, a program that allows a computer user to use English-like words instead of numbers." [1] Props there! The photo was actually taken in 1961 and shows Ms. Hopper in front of UNIVAC magnetic tape drives and holding a COBOL programming manual [2]. > > [cid:[log in to unmask]] > > > > Bonus points for knowing additional reasons why "open up the door" is apropos. > > > > -- Michael > > > > [1] http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/?year=1952 > > > > [2] http://www.computerhistory.org/collections/accession/102635875 > > > > Also see terms of use: http://www.computerhistory.org/terms/ > > > > # Michael Doran, Systems Librarian > > # University of Texas at Arlington > > # 817-272-5326 office > > # 817-688-1926 mobile > > # [log in to unmask] > > # http://rocky.uta.edu/doran/ > > > > > -- Karen Coyle [log in to unmask] http://kcoyle.net ph: 1-510-540-7596 m: 1-510-435-8234 skype: kcoylenet