Ada Lovelace (nonfiction)

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.

In the News

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  Lovelace to write unit tests for Babbage simulator, confirms Charles Babbage.

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  Early version of Analytical Engine happy to know that future versions will be even better.

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  "I would give up the Sea for Ada," declares lovesick Pirate King.

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

Fiction cross-reference

• Ada Lovelace
• Analytical Engine - any sign, symbol, or glyph used in a scrying engine. It is a mis-translation of the obsolete military-computational term analytical enseign.
• Charles Babbage
• Babbage simulator

Nonfiction cross-reference

• Analytical Engine (nonfiction)
• Charles Babbage (nonfiction)
• Computer programmer (nonfiction)

External links:

• Ada Lovelace @ Wikipedia
• The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage @ Wikipedia
• The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage @ sydneypadua.com