Well, the torch is must less than a symbol than the flame that it holds. Back in the day, when Ancient Greece held the Olympics-there a sacred flame was lit from the sunâs rays at Olympia, and stayed lit until the Games were completed. This flame represented the endeavor for protection and struggle for victory..
âAmazing Graceâ Hopper died in her sleep on January 1, 1992 in Alexandria, Virginia. She was laid to rest with full Naval honors in Arlington National Cemetery. Hopper honored. Grace Hopper has received numerous awards in her lifetime, of which only a few can be listed here.
Resell Your Hopper's! 1  Edward Hopper, 1882-1967, was a prominent American realist painter, was most popularly known for his oil paintings, and equally proficient as a watercolorist. Significant paintings by Edward Hopper are held by the Museum of Modern Art in New York, The Des Moines Art Center, and the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1924, the oil painting titled Hotel Window (1956) was sold for $7,000; In 1999, it grow to around $10 million; In 2006, it sold for $26.89 million.