By 1940 Grace Hopper was bored. She had no children, her

By 1940 Grace Hopper was bored. She had no children, her marriage was unexciting, and teaching math was not as fulfilling as she had hoped.

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By 1940, Grace Hopper found herself feeling unfulfilled in various aspects of her life. Despite having a steady job as a math teacher, she felt a lack of excitement and passion in her work. Her marriage didn't bring her joy either, leaving her in a state of boredom and discontent.

This sense of restlessness prompted her to seek new challenges. Hopper's search for more stimulating pursuits would ultimately lead her to...

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Kilby displayed his awshucks humility. When I hear that kind of thing, he responded, it reminds me of what the beaver told the rabbit as they stood at the base of Hoover Dam: 'No, I didn't build it myself, but it's based on an idea of mine.

their ability to work as teams made them even more creative. The tale of their teamwork is important because we don't often focus on how central that skill is to innovation.

most of the innovations of the digital age were done collaboratively.

His embrace, however, did not extend to people who were pretentious or pompous {with the exception of Wiener}. When he thought a speaker was spouting nonsense, he would stand up and ask what seemed to be innocent but were in fact devilish questions. After a few moments, the speaker would realize he had been deflated and Licklider would sit down. He didn't like poseurs or pretenders, Tracy recalled. He was never mean, but he slyly pricked people's pretensions.

atomic power, radar, and the Internet-were spawned by the military.

The most successful endeavors in the digital age were those run by leaders who fostered collaboration while also providing a clear vision. Too often these are seen as conflicting traits: a leader is either very inclusive or a passionate visionary. But the best leaders could be both. Robert

All the things you can talk about in anyone's work are the things that are least important.

All the things you can talk about in anyone's work are the things that are least important.

There was a star danced, and under that was I born.

There was a star danced, and under that was I born.

Race of Cain, ascend to heaven, And cast God down upon the earth!

Race of Cain, ascend to heaven, And cast God down upon the earth!

"Philip Sharpe was a soldier in God's army," says the minister. "Now he marches with the angels."

"Philip Sharpe was a soldier in God's army," says the minister. "Now he marches with the angels."

For me the curse is a crutch, but the con is everything.

For me the curse is a crutch, but the con is everything.

On the way out to the car, Philip turns to me. "How could you be so stupid?" I shrug, stung in spite of myself. "I thought I grew out of it." Philip pulls out his key fob and presses the remote to unlock his Mercedes. I slide into the passenger side, brushing coffee cups off the seat and onto the floor mat, where crumpled printouts from MapQuest soak up any spilled liquid. "I hope you mean sleepwalking," Philip says, "since you obviously didn't grow out of stupid."