STEM Fatale Podcast

Episode 007 - Grace Hopper | Computer Scientist

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Alternate Title: The Amazing Grace

Emlyn tells Emma about the U.S. Rear Admiral and Computer Scientist, Grace Hopper, and Emma tells Emlyn about the dangers of traveling to mars and the importance of seagrass beds! 

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Main Story - Grace Hopper    

  1. Biography of Grace Hopper: https://www.biography.com/people/grace-hopper-21406809
  • Navy Biography: https://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/ddg70/Pages/namesake.aspx
  • https://president.yale.edu/biography-grace-murray-hopper
  • Amazing Women in History: http://www.amazingwomeninhistory.com/amazing-grace-hopper-computer-programmer/
  • New York Time Obituary: https://www.nytimes.com/1992/01/03/us/rear-adm-grace-m-hopper-dies-innovator-in-computers-was-85.html
  • Computer History Podcast: http://www.computerhistory.org/fellowawards/hall/grace-murray-hopper/

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    1.  Drug prevents brain damage in mice exposed to high levels of radiation. https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2018/05/410421/deep-space-radiation-treatment-reboots-brains-immune-system
    1. Seagrass meadow conservation is necessary to maintain fishery health. http://www.swansea.ac.uk/press-office/latest-research/worldsbiggestfisheriessupportedbyseagrassmeadows.php
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