A world without computers -- Unusual parents -- Early years -- A different kind of imagination -- The importance of math -- A new tutor -- Taming a wild mind -- Babbage and the difference engine -- A new tutor -- The analytical engine -- An article on the engine -- The first computer program -- Ada's lasting impact.
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