Ada Lovelace (1815 - 1852)
English mathematician and writer;
daughter of the poet Lord Byron and
reformer Anne Isabella Milbanke;
chiefly known for her work with Charles Babbage and his
proposed mechanical general-purpose computer which
anticipated the essential features of modern electronic computers;
she was the first to point out the possibility of encoding information
besides mere arithmetical figures for pure calculation.
And very popular on NY Times crossword puzzles. Too bad women aren’t good at math, huh? I’m sorry... Eh?
ReplyDeleteThis is great shoutout to the mother of the computer age.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad we know her name. She didn't get the credit she deserved but at least she is known and not forgotten.
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