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Rear Adm Grace Murray Hopper Quotes

"From then on, when anything went wrong with a computer, we said it had bugs in it."

"In total desperation, I called over to the engineering building, and I said, "Please cut off a nanosecond and send it over to me.""
Technology

"At the end of about a week, I called back and said, "I need something to compare this to. Could I please have a microsecond?""
Technology

"I handed my passport to the immigration officer, and he looked at it and looked at me and said, "What are you?""

"A ship in port is safe, but that's not what ships are built for."

"If it's a good idea, go ahead and do it. It's much easier to apologize than it is to get permission."

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