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Talking with Machines: Computer Programming as Language

The proliferation of different types of computing machines in the 1950s enabled—or perhaps forced—the creation of programming languages.

By: Danny Robb

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Grace Murray Hopper at the UNIVAC keyboard, c. 1960. Grace Brewster Murray: American mathematician and rear admiral in the U.S. Navy who 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).

In this black‑and‑white image, Admiral Grace Hopper sits at the UNIVAC I operator console, surrounded by three colleagues. She is positioned center‑right, with her hands likely resting on the machine's keyboard or control panel. Two men lean in from either side—one seated beside her and another standing behind—suggesting a collaborative atmosphere around the sizable, angled console.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Grace_Hopper_and_UNIVAC.jpg

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