Jean Sammet co-developed FORMAC, the first widely used computer language for symbolic manipulation of mathematical formulas. She was also instrumental in the development and dissemination of COBOL, one of the earliest and most enduring programming languages. Despite her leadership in programming language development, Sammet's legacy is not as celebrated as it should be in the tech industry.
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