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Admiral on deck: a modern Ada Lovelace

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By SchroCat, Adam Cuerden and Pine
14 October was Ada Lovelace Day, a day honoring women's contributions to sciences, technology, engineering, and mathematics. This portrait of mathematician and computer scientist Rear Admiral "Amazing Grace" Hopper was promoted to featured picture.
This Signpost "Featured content" report covers material promoted from 12 to 19 October 2014. Anything in quotation marks is taken from the respective articles and lists; see their page histories for attribution.

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Star of the Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order.

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