The brilliant Grace Hopper was a mathematician who broke through the glass ceiling by joining the Navy Reserve in World War II. Her contributions to computer science are innumerable. She would have turned 107 years old today, if she hadn't died at the ripe old age of 85. According to this tale by Zach Weiner at Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal, the spirit of Grace Hopper is alive and well and may put a curse on you! -via Geeks Are Sexy
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So basically she's saying she'll cause computer scientists to develop Asperger's. In what way is that a curse?
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I was priveliged to meet Mother Cobol at Atlanta Heartsfield... lit a cigarette for her, she liked the Zippo I had. One of my cherished memories... what a woman.
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