Grace Hopper and the Invention of the Information Age

A Hollywood biopic about the life of computer pioneer Grace Murray Hopper (1906-1992) would go something like this: a young professor abandons the ivy-covered walls of academia to serve her country in the Navy after Pearl Harbor and finds herself on the front lines of the computer revolution. She works hard to succeed in the all-male computer industry, and is almost overcome by personal challenges but survives them, and ends her career as a celebrated elder stateswoman of the information age, a heroine to thousands, hailed as the inventor of computer programming. In Grace Hopper and the Invention of the Information Age, Dr. Kurt Beyer goes beyond the screenplay-ready story to reveal a more authentic Hopper, a vibrant, complex, and intriguing woman whose career paralleled the meteoric trajectory of the postwar computer industry.

Monday, January 16, 2012

Grace Hopper reviewed by Harvard Business School's Harvard Business History Journal

Grace Hopper and the Invention of the Information Age by Kurt Beyer was reviewed in the Harvard Business School's Business History Review (2011, Issue 85). The review was written by journal editor Professor Margaret Graham from McGill University. Please click here to see an abstract of the review.

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Grace Hopper Paperback Available through MIT Press Spring 2012

Grace Hopper and the Information Age by Kurt Beyer, one of MIT Press's best sellers in 2010-2011, will be released in paperback this spring 2012. The book will be available at Amazon.com, Barnesandnoble.com, and many other book locations. Pre-ordering is available.

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Kurt Beyer's Computer History Museum Talk Draws 500 attendees

The Silicon Valley Computer History Museum hosted a lunchtime conversation between author Kurt Beyer and Northern California Public Broadcasting’s Linda O’Bryon. The event was sponsored by SAP and was attended by 400 attendees, many of whom worked in the computer industry.

Dr. Kurt Beyer Interview on NBCs Press Here

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Dr. Kurt Beyer Keynote at USAA Speaker Series

USAA Nexus Speaker Series

Kurt Beyer discussed the contributions of Grace Hopper at USAA's Distinguished Speaker Series in San Antonio. Click Here for a list of talks and lectures near you.

Grace Hopper book by Dr. Kurt Beyer Top 10

Booklist names Grace Hopper and the Invention of the Information Age a Top Ten Science and Technology book for 2009.

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Smithsonian Keynote Dr. Kurt Beyer

Author Kurt Beyer Interviewed by Smithsonian

The Smithsonian's Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation interviewed author Kurt Beyer about the career of Grace Hopper, the history of the computer industry, the process of innovation, and the nature of invention.

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President Yale Fresh Address Highlights Grace Hopper book

Yale President's Freshman Address

Yale President Richard Levin bases his 2009 Freshman Address on Grace Hopper and the Invention of the Information Age.

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