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Grace Hopper interview

bealtine · 2013-12-10 12:00:42

This is one funny interview from such a fascinating lady from 20 years ago. She was one of the inventors of the first compiler...also a fantastic lesson in how to communicate seriously complicated technical topics to the great unwashed. The speed of light explanation alone is worth it...which neatly describes why satellite…

10-12-2013 12:00pm

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This is one funny interview from such a fascinating lady from 20 years ago. She was one of the inventors of the first compiler...also a fantastic lesson in how to communicate seriously complicated technical topics to the great unwashed. The speed of light explanation alone is worth it...which neatly describes why satellite will never be broadband

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-vcErOPofQ

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Thanks, what a gem.

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