Betty Holberton
1917–2001
ENIAC programming & language standards
Original ENIAC programmer; contributed to early programming practices, data formats, and standards (COBOL/Fortran committees).
Major Contributions
- - One of the six original ENIAC programmers developing practical programming techniques
- - Helped formalize early software practices and documentation for large systems
- - Contributed to language standardization efforts for COBOL and Fortran
- - Worked on data formatting standards and technical specifications for reliability
- - Advocated professionalization of programming during the formative years of CS
Recognition
- IEEE Computer Pioneer Award