She was personable, funny, and inspirational. I considered that to be a privilege to have her speak!
I attended her presentation at the Navy Supply Corps School in Athens, Georgia. Brings back memories.
She had a most formidable presence.
"Ceterum censeo Islam esse delendam."
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
She spoke at one of my kids’ graduation back in the mid 80s-——a remarkable woman.
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Really smart people can explain things well. Richard Feynman also comes to mind.
If someone can’t explain things, then they probably are not as smart as they may think they are.
Instructors like her not only teach, they inspire. Love what you do, have a sense of humor, and pass it on.
She was personable, funny, and inspirational. I considered that to be a privilege to have her speak!
When I was a COBOL computer programmer back in the 70’s I used to joke about having a pinup of her in my cubicle.
Except for us nerds, few back then knew of her accomplishments in the field of digital computers. She was a unique lady for the time. Women of today should aspire to accomplish half of what she did during her lifetime.
Yes, I had to admit to the grandkids that I was once a nerd; that I knew Grace Hopper, COBOL programming, and EBCDIC was my second language. I even admitted to carrying a shirt ‘pocket protector’ full of pencils and pens and a HP or TI pocket calculator. Those were the tools of the trade for mainframe COBOL programmers at that time.
RIP Grace