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2 indexed achievements across recorded history.

1820

Medicine

Florence Nightingale born in Florence

Founder of modern nursing is born to a wealthy British family.

Florence Nightingale·Royal College of Nursing

1949

Science

Joins the Eckert–Mauchly Computer Corporation

Begins work that leads to the first compiler and, later, COBOL.

Grace Hopper·Computer History Museum