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* [[Analytical Engine]] - any sign, [[Symbol (nonfiction)|symbol]], or [[glyph (nonfiction)|glyph]] used in a [[scrying engine]]. It is a mis-translation of the obsolete military-computational term ''analytical enseign''.
* [[Analytical Engine]] - any sign, [[Symbol (nonfiction)|symbol]], or [[glyph (nonfiction)|glyph]] used in a [[scrying engine]]. It is a mis-translation of the obsolete military-computational term ''analytical enseign''.
* [[Charles Babbage]]
* [[Charles Babbage]]
* [[Babbage simulator]]


== Nonfiction cross-reference ==
== Nonfiction cross-reference ==

Revision as of 07:19, 23 June 2016

Ada Lovelace. Engraving circa 1838.

Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace (née Byron; 10 December 1815 – 27 November 1852) was a British mathematician and writer, chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage's early mechanical general-purpose computer, the Analytical Engine.

Her notes on the engine include what is recognised as the first algorithm intended to be carried out by a machine. Because of this, she is often regarded as the first computer programmer.

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Ada Lovelace, from The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage by Sydney Padua.

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