Dreaming in Code: ADA Byron Lovelace, Computer Pioneer McCully Emily Arnold
Dreaming in Code: ADA Byron Lovelace, Computer Pioneer McCully Emily Arnold "Written with grace and intelligence, researched with care. . . . Her strict mother worked hard at cultivating her own role…
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Dreaming in Code: ADA Byron Lovelace, Computer Pioneer McCully Emily Arnold
"Written with grace and intelligence, researched with care. . . . Her strict mother worked hard at cultivating her own role as the long-suffering ex-wife of bad-boy poet Lord Byron while raising Ada in isolation. Sure to inspire a new generation of pioneers." --Shelf Awareness (starred review)This illuminating biography reveals how the daughter of Lord Byron, Britain's most infamous Romantic poet, became the world's first computer programmer.Even by 1800s standards, Ada Byron Lovelace had an unusual upbringing.
At seventeen, Ada met eccentric inventor Charles Babbage, a kindred spirit. Tutored by the brightest minds, Ada developed a hunger for mental puzzles, mathematical conundrums, and scientific discovery that kept pace with the breathtaking advances of the industrial and social revolutions taking place in Europe. Their ensuing collaborations resulted
Ada Lovelace Cracks the Code