Grace Murray Hopper, born December 9, 1906, was a Math professor that enlisted in the United States Navy at the start of World War II. Over the time of her enlistment, Hopper developed several new programming languages, including COBOL, which is still one of the most used programming languages today. Hopper was also one of the first people to coin the term “computer bug”. Over the course of her life, Grace Hopper influenced many people through her service in the military and led a movement in modern
Admiral Grace Murray Hopper is known as one of the first female computer scientists and the mother of Corbel programming. Hopper was born on December 9, 1906 in New York City and was the oldest of three children. Even as a child she loved played with gadgets, disassembling items such an alarm clocks to determine how they worked (Norman). Hopper parents and siblings had a huge impact on her life. Her father who was a successful insurance broker inspired Hopper to pursue higher education and not limit
¬Josephine Uhila Prof. Anne Norcross Art History: Exhibit Introduction November 26 2013 Edward Hopper’s Scenes into Isolation Edward Hopper was born in Nyack, New York in 1882 on the 22 of July. His family was a middle class family, whose names were Elizabeth Hopper and Garrett Hopper. His mother always encouraged art and theater and that’s exactly what Hopper did. In 1899 Hopper graduated from Nyack High School with the desire to pursue a lifetime in art. He eventually headed to New York School of Art
“Jon Gosselin caught sneaking out of lover’s house!” “Oprah is gay!” “Kirstie Ally weighs 250 pounds!” “John Travolta’s son dies on the bathroom floor!” These are just a few examples of the startling headlines that might be boldly smeared across, magazines, newspapers, and internet sites. Because of our need to know, various forms of entertainment media devote their entire attention to exposing the personal, private and intimate details of celebrity’s lives. They are captured in embarrassing moments
Edward Hopper's Nighthawks takes place in a lonely city that is lifeless between the streets, the diner, and the buildings that arise behind it. While the light within the diner aluminates through the windows and latches on to the dark gloomy streets, four people sit in inaudible silence as the chef cleans out a glass. A woman with a red dress that matches her flowing hair sits looking uninterested and exhausted while she examines her hand. Meanwhile, two men in black suits with stern postures beam
gruesome way of presenting it to his audiences. He always takes violence to the extreme. In the scene with the pimp he doesn't just shoot the pimp in the back or chest. He goes right for the gusto...his balls! Another example of this is when Dennis Hopper was killed. We all knew what happened to him, but Tarantino makes sure he shows us the oozing bullet wound to his head. Some people think this is taking violence too far; however, acts of this nature happen in the real world every day. I guess this
Nighthawks by Edward Hopper is considered two-dimensional art. Some examples of two dimensional art is paintings, drawings and photographs. This painting is considered two-dimensional art because it was painted on a flat canvas and can only be observed in terms of height and width. This piece is not considered three-dimensional because it does not occupy space or have mass. Although this painting does not occupy space, it does imitate three-dimensional space or depth. Edward Hopper was a realist and
label. Edward Hopper painted “A Woman in the Sun” in 1961, when his wife, the model, was seventy-eight years old. Naturally, the viewer refers back to the painting, but again views the alluring, youthful woman. The label continues
troublemaker. “Challenged by a Captain Christopher Pike to realize his potential in Starfleet, he enlists to annoy instructors like young Commander Spock” (Chrisholm). When a distress signal is received from Vulcan (an allied planet) the newly commissioned USS Enterprise is filled with young cadets who will soon find out that Vulcan is under a surprise attack. Together, James and his fellow cadets must pursue and stop an enemy... ... middle of paper ... ...bellious, and fatherless young man. After receiving
sympathy for Cuban revolutionaries. With Cuba and the Philippines under Spain’s control, the U.S. felt that it was necessary to support their struggle for independence. Although the United States wanted to avoid all possible fights, the explosion of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor officially activated the war in motion. The War was fought from April to August 1898. After
The movie starts out by the team and the USS Enterprise exploring planet Nibiru. The mission goes awry, and the first officer, Spock, is almost killed. Captain Jim Kirk gets in trouble by Admiral Pike, his authority and Kirk get his ship and position taken away from him. During this time, John
Step by Step bloodshed arose from a series of actions known as The American-Spanish War. “Imperial America developed economic benefits in Cuba, and by 1894, 90% of Cuba exports went to the U.S and in return, it provided 38% of Cuban imports” (Adderson). Unfortunately, when Spain regained their interest in Cuba, they invaded, which led the Cubans to revolt. The Spaniards began putting some Cubans in concentration camps that were meant to keep them safe, but ultimately deteriorate their strength. These
the American people knew how they wanted to respond, and it was the Governments lack of listening and action with caused the slow involvement in are part. The explosion of the USS Maine was the most important cause, because it was the trigger cause. When you research about causes, the main one that will appear will be the USS Maine, not only because it was the one directly before we declared War, but the one that got the government to pay attention to what the people wanted. This was the spark that
Star Trek Next Generation is an example of a space opera. Space opera includes a lot of romantic elements such as love stories, space battles, oversized heroes and villains, exotic locations, and gorgeous women. Anyone with even just some exposure to Western pop culture has heard of at least one of the Star Trek series. The series predicted many technological mainstays such as the tablet, automatic doors, mobile phones, and natural-language AI programing long before their commercial-market debuts
IRONCLADS OF THE CIVIL WAR The book I read is called IRONCLADS OF THE CIVIL WAR. When you think of the Civil War you think of on land battles, but there were also many battles in the water. The Civil War introduced the Ironclads, which are huge ships made of iron with no sails and very destructive. The first built and launched ironclad was in 1855 and it was named the Merrimac. Europe just starting building ironclads and sent her to Norfolk. The Merrimac was still there when Virginia seceded from
Blue Velvet: Scene Analysis The opening scene in David Lynch’s Blue Velvet portrays the theme of the entire film. During this sequence he uses a pattern of showing the audience pleasant images, and then disturbing images to contrast the two. The first shot of the roses over the picket fence and the title track “Blue Velvet” establishes the setting (Lumberton) as a typical suburban town. The camera starts on a bright blue sky with birds chirping and flying by and then tilts down to bright red
However, two of the first people that we were introduced to in our textbook as key people in the history of Computer Science are Ada Augusta and Grace Murray Hopper. The page limits of this paper do not allow the author to adequately describe all of the contributions that Grace made to Computer Science. Instead, you will be introduced to Grace Hopper and how her pioneering work on the Mark I continue to influence women and the world of computer science. Grace Brewster Murray was born in New York City
providing the most complete overview of twentieth-century American art of any museum in the world. The collection is also recognized for its in-depth commitment to a number of key artists. From the first half of the century, such seminal figures as Edward Hopper, Alexander Calder, Reginald Marsh, and Stuart Davis are richly represented. In the latter half of the century, the Museum has committed considerable resources toward acquiring a large body of works by Louise Nevelson, Agnes Martin, Claes Oldenburg
Ashley Stoddart Visual Analysis February 23, 2014 Professor Lemay New York Office, Edward Hopper, 1962 Edward Hopper’s painting, New York Office, expands forty-and-a-half inches by a little over fifty-five inches. A young women is the only full visible character, which she is placed inside of an office, located in the middle of the painting. Behind the young women are two other figures that are hard to make out. The overall composition of the painting is well balanced and guides the viewer’s eyes
Edward Hopper was born in 1882, in NY, into a middle class family, which encouraged the art work and career that he wanted to pursue. He studied at the NY School of art from 1900 to 1906. (Edward Hopper Paintings, Biography, and Quotes) His main influence was by the great European realists Diego Velazquez, Goya, Edouard Manet. He was one of the most important observers of the American scene beginning in the 1920s. He often portrayed solitary and isolated figures that seem to be aching with loneliness