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Article: Dr. Grace Hopper: "dare and do".
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- Highlights for Children
- Article date:
- March 1, 2003
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When she was seven years old, Grace Murray decided she just had to find out what made an alarm clock work.
She took apart her bedroom clock. Then she couldn't figure out how to put it together again. She took apart another clock--then another and another. Finally, all seven alarm clocks in the house were in pieces.
Fortunately, Grace's mother understood. She merely restricted her curious daughter to one clock.
Grace's parents encouraged her interests. They gave her building kits, and they let her go sailing and have other adventures.
When Grace was in high school, her father's legs had to be amputated. Although he was often in pain, he ...