🎂 Computer pioneer Grace Hopper is born (1906)
Her team also made famous the story of a real moth found inside a computer, which is why we call errors 'bugs'.
Where: New York, USA
Nearby on the globe: Woolworth Building → 🌍 Open the 3D globe
📅 On This Day: December 9
December 9, 1906: Computer pioneer Grace Hopper is born. Mathematician and US Navy officer Grace Hopper was born in New York. She helped make computers understand instructions written in words, close to English, instead of only 0s and 1s. It happened in New York, USA.
✨ More events on this day
- 1868 💡 The world's first traffic lights were put up outside the Houses of Parliament in London. They used arms like railway signals by day and gas lamps at night.
- 1968 💡 Douglas Engelbart gave a famous demonstration showing off the computer mouse, clickable links and video calls for the first time. It became known as 'The Mother of All Demos'.
- 1979 🔬 Scientists officially confirmed that smallpox had been wiped out everywhere. It was the first human disease ever eradicated, thanks to vaccines and teamwork around the world.
🧠 Question of the day
In the 'bug' story, what was found inside the computer?
- A moth
- A spider
- An ant
Show the answer
Answer: A moth
Questions
What happened on December 9?
December 9, 1906: Computer pioneer Grace Hopper is born. It happened in New York, USA.
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