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Also Known As Grace Murray Hopper • Grace Brewster Murray
Born December 9, 1906 • New York City • New York
Died January 1, 1992 (aged 85) • Arlington • Virginia
Awards And Honors Presidential Medal of Freedom (2016)
Subjects Of Study COBOL • Harvard Mark I • UNIVAC • compiler

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