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02139aam a2200241 i 4500 001 E4F55C2230F911EEB9FFDC383BECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230802010025 008 230111t20232023enka e b 001 0beng d 020 $a 1399082507 020 $a 9781399082501 035 $a (OCoLC)1363817483 040 $a UKMGB $b eng $e rda $c UKMGB $d OCLCF $d YDX $d IMD $d SILO 043 $a e-uk--- 100 1 $a Adams, Beverley $c (Historian), $e author. 245 14 $a The world's first computer programmer : the extraordinary life of Ada Lovelace / $c Beverley Adams. 264 1 $a Yorkshire ; $b Pen & Sword History, an imprint of Pen & Sword Books Ltd, $c 2023. 300 $a xxvi, 134 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a The name Ada Lovelace perhaps is not a name that you would automatically link to computer science but she was in fact the first person to create a computer algorithm. Working with the renowned scientist Charles Babbage, Lovelace translated a set of notes on Babbage?s new mechanical computer, The Analytical Engine and discovered that in fact it could be programed to do more than mere mathematical calculations. Lovelace may have been a mathematical genius but as the only legitimate child of the poet Lord Byron she was also a figure of great scrutiny. Abandoned by her father at just four weeks old, Ada endured a strict childhood in the care of her mother who was adamant that her daughter would not inherit the so-called Byron madness. She ensured Ada was denied all things that were considered exciting and was pushed more towards the logical subjects such as science and mathematics. Did this strict approach work? Or, did Ada Lovelace inherit more than her genius from her father? Ada was many things, a daughter, wife and mother but above all that she was an inspirational woman, one who defied Victorian ideals by entering the field of mathematical studies and by achieving greatness that is still recognized today. 941 $a 1 952 $l TDPH826 $d 20230802011033.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=E4F55C2230F911EEB9FFDC383BECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search