What is Adm. Grace Hopper's "Rope Trick"?
MinusOne submitted this odd question
"The recenct discussion of female geeks
brought up the name of Admiral Grace Hopper.
She holds the distinction of being the geek
with the most expensive thing named in her
honor: a multi-billion dollar U.S. warship!
I have heard that she had a trick she used
to do with a piece of wire that somehow
demonstrated what the speed of light was,
or some similar thing. As a geek with a
decidedly historical bent, I have always
wondered what this 'rope trick' was, how
it worked, and what exactly it demonstrated."
Wouldn't mind knowing that
one, myself...but how could it have been a
'Rope Trick' if she was using wires?
:)
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What is Adm. Grace Hopper's "Rope Trick"?
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