Jean Sammet
Programming-language expert who helped shape early software.
Their Story
Jean Sammet was a computer scientist who helped develop early programming languages. She was part of the committee that created COBOL, a language used widely in business computing. She also wrote an influential book documenting the history of programming languages.
Era
1900s
Field
Programming Languages
Jean Sammet
Programming-language expert who helped shape early software.
Technology · Programming Languages · 1900s · Women in STEM
Their Story
Jean Sammet was a computer scientist who helped develop early programming languages. She was part of the committee that created COBOL, a language used widely in business computing. She also wrote an influential book documenting the history of programming languages.
Key Innovation
Helped develop COBOL and documented the early history of programming languages.
Why It Matters Today
The business software that runs banks and stores still traces back to languages she helped shape.
Learn More
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_E._Sammet
Wilkinson STEM Education Foundation · 251 American Innovators · wilkinsonstemfoundation.org
