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Grace Hopper Lecture

MIT Lincoln Laboratory · lecture · Watch on YouTube

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What it is

A lecture by Commodore Grace Hopper on the future of computing, posted by MIT Lincoln Laboratory. It includes her well-known nanosecond wire demonstration and humorous comparisons of device latencies.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Cited for her vivid illustration of orders of magnitude in latency, and as an example of a great computing pioneer as teacher.

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2017, last 2026

What HN commenters said

  1. “With good humour she gives a example of what various devices' latency are”

    Humorous illustration of device latencies and orders of magnitude

    bch, 2017-03 · Recommendation · in “How much your computer can do in a second”

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Topics: grace hopper, nanosecond, latency, computing history, compilers

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