COMPUTER ETHICS AND SECURITY
ETHICS IN COMPUTING
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Grace Hopper
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Radia Perlman
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Ada Lovelace
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Sister Mary Kenneth Keller
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Detailed explanation-1: -The first programmable computer-if it were built-would have been a gigantic, mechanical thing clunking along with gears and levers and punch cards. That was the vision for Analytical Engine devised by British inventor Charles Babbage in 1837.
Detailed explanation-2: -Consequently, many profiles of the figure of Ada Lovelace celebrate her as the first computer programmer in history. However, in reality, the program was not her doing. For years a controversy has raged about the degree of participation of Babbage in the notes of Lovelace.
Detailed explanation-3: -Augusta Ada Lovelace is known as the first computer programmer, and, since 2009, she has been recognized annually on October 15th to highlight the often overlooked contributions of women to math and science.