Ada Lovelace (nonfiction)

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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 (nonfiction)'s early mechanical general-purpose computer, the Analytical Engine (nonfiction).

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 (nonfiction).

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