Labyrinth Themed

Item Description

Rear Admiral Grace Hopper, pioneering computer scientist and educator, is celebrated in this new hard enamel pin, the second in the Women in Science series from artist, Dissent Pins.

As one of the first computer programmers, Hopper used binary code to program the Mark I computer. But she had a vision for a better way: She created the first computer language that used words to tell computers what to do.

Hopper also dedicated her life to educating people about how computers work. She always carried “nanosecond wires” with her to use in her lectures. These 11.8” (30cm) wires represented the maximum distance an electrical signal can travel in 1 billionth of a second. This pin is a wearable version of her nanosecond wires: The white line on the pin is 11.8” long.

This pin comes with a fold-out card with Hopper's story.

When sold directly from the artist, 50% of profits from this pin go to:

Black Girls Code
DIY Girls
ChickTech

For our auction, the Dissent Pins has generously donated these pins to support The Labyrinth Society!

About the artist, Nick Jehlen, and Dissent Pins:

"Here's the story behind Dissent Pins: In the week following the 2016 election, I heard one story that inspired me. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has a special collar she wears on days when she dissents from decisions being handed down by the Supreme Court. (She also has a collar she wears when she's reading majority opinions.)

Justice Ginsburg wore her “dissent collar” on November 9, 2016, a day when no opinions were read.

I decided to make replicas of RBG's collar as a holiday gift, and contacted one of my favorite illustrators, Caitlin Kuhwald, who produced the illustration that was turned into 100 hard enamel pins. As I gave them out, I got more and more requests for them.

Then, on January 28th, I watched videos and photos of lawyers lining up in airports to offer assistance to people coming into the US. My first thought was: these are lawyers that should never want for resources. So I asked Caitlin to help me make a package for the Dissent Collar pins, and we opened this store.

50% of the profits from every Dissent Collar pin will go to organizations doing important work right now: the work of defending our democracy.— Nick Jehlen"

About the pin (artist's comments):

"I designed the pin myself. I tried a number of different designs to try to find a good way to compress 11.8" into a small pin, and after 3 or 4 tries I remembered the labyrinth and it just seemed right. My aunt runs a retreat center where they have a labyrinth that I've walked many times, and I've always found it a very rewarding experience, especially at times in my life when I'm struggling."

Item Special Note

This pin has two clasps to keep it in place. This pin has small parts and is not made for children!