On Ada Lovelace Day, I thought I would ask, “Which amazing scientist was also a bit of a battleship?”

The good news is that lots of people knew the name of this great heroic computer pioneer, and for the rest of  you … here is some information about “Amazing” Grace Hopper. She appears in “The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets”, where I explained:

And for a real treat, watch Grace being interviewed by David Letterman.