Grace Hopper documentary - "The Queen of Code"

The Queen of Code at FiveThirtyEight (Wayback Machine link)

(YouTube video no longer available)

Also, an interview with the director of the short film at NPR, on All Tech Considered: Grace Hopper, ‘The Queen Of Code,’ Would Have Hated That Title

The moth, or first computer “bug” mentioned in the video and audio above.

There’s also a Grace Hopper GitHub sticker (shown below) called the “Gracehoptocat.” The sticker was given out at the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing (Wayback Machine link).

Grace Hopper GitHub sitcker,

(Revised and republished April 1st, 2025)

The Machine That Changed the World - video series

Thanks to Andy Baio, all five parts of The Machine That Changed the World are available online: http://waxy.org/2008/06/the_machine_that_changed_the_world/

The Machine That Changed the World is the longest, most comprehensive documentary about the history of computing ever produced, but since its release in 1992, it's become virtually extinct. Out of print and never released online, the only remaining copies are VHS tapes floating around school libraries or in the homes of fans who dubbed the original shows when they aired.

All 5 episodes are (sort of) available on YouTube.

The YouTube videos are blocked now, “on copyright grounds,” but they still play after a moment.

(Revised and republished April 2nd, 2025)