Many of you know my absolute IT hero is Grace Hopper.
She was a truly talented computer scientist, in a time before computer science. She coined the term “bug” when she found a moth in one of her computers that wasn’t working. Her lectures were easy to follow, even on the most complex of subjects including on how far data travels in a second which she used chucks of physical cable to illustrate.
She was a decorated Navy veteran and in 1986 she was the oldest active-duty commissioned officer in the US Navy.
A true pioneer. She also gave the world one of my favourite quotes of all time
“It’s to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission.”