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The queen of code (fivethirtyeight.com)
15 points by superlucy on Jan 28, 2015 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment



"As a rear admiral in the U.S. Navy, Hopper worked on the first computer, the Harvard Mark 1."

No, as a lieutenant junior grade, Hopper worked on the Mark 1. Maybe I'll read the rest later, but the first sentence does not build confidence.

[edit: I should have said "second sentence".]




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