No Such Podcast

Part Two: "Future Possibilities: Data, Hardware, Software, and People" by Rear Admiral Grace Hopper

Rear Admiral Grace Hopper was an American computer scientist, mathematician, and United States Navy Rear Admiral. She was a pioneer of computer programing, and among her accomplishments, Hopper was the first to devise the theory of machine-independent programming languages. She was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom – the nation’s highest civilian honor – in 2016. In 1982, then-Captain Hopper delivered a lecture at NSA entitled, “Future Possibilities: Data, Hardware, Software, and People.” Her insights on leadership and her prescient predictions still hold weight today, more than forty years later. In this two-part bonus episode of No Such Podcast, we bring you the lecture in full. Enjoy! Learn more at NSA.gov. Find the show transcript and other episodes at <a href="https://www.nsa.gov/Podcast/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">NSA.gov/podcast</a>. Discover job opportunities at <a href="https://www.nsa.gov/careers/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">NSA.gov/careers</a>.

No Such Podcast pulls back the curtain on the National Security Agency. NSA’s very existence used to be classified, leading to its nickname, “No Such Agency.” Now, we’ve got stories to tell, and they just might surprise you! Hear from everyone at NSA, from senior leaders down to new hires, talk about what it’s really like to work at one of the most secretive agencies in the government.