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Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace ( née Byron; 10 December 1815 – 27 November 1852) was an English mathematician and writer, chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage 's proposed mechanical general-purpose computer, the Analytical Engine. She was the first to recognise that the machine had applications beyond pure calculation.
- The Hon. Augusta Ada Byron, 10 December 1815, London, England
- Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Hucknall, Nottingham, England
- 27 November 1852 (aged 36), Marylebone, London, England
Ada Lovelace (born December 10, 1815, Piccadilly Terrace, Middlesex [now in London], England—died November 27, 1852, Marylebone, London) was an English mathematician, an associate of Charles Babbage, for whose prototype of a digital computer she created a program.
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Apr 2, 2014 · Famous Mathematicians. Ada Lovelace. English mathematician Ada Lovelace, the daughter of poet Lord Byron, has been called "the first computer programmer" for writing an algorithm for a...
Lovelace realized that the Analytical Engine could carry out an extensive sequence of mathematical operations. The example she wrote of one such sequence—how to calculate Bernoulli numbers—is regarded by computer historians as the first computer program.
Feb 19, 2021 · Ada Lovelace (born Augusta Ada Byron; December 10, 1815- November 27, 1852) was an English mathematician who has been called the first computer programmer for writing an algorithm, or a set of operating instructions, for the early computing machine built by Charles Babbage in 1821.
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Mar 24, 2010 · Sarah Zielinski. March 24, 2010. Ada Lovelace Wikimedia Commons. Today is Ada Lovelace Day, when people around the web will write about their favorite women in science and technology. But...
Feb 26, 2021 · By Elizabeth Hilfrank. Published February 26, 2021. Most wealthy women of the 1800s did not study math and science. Ada Lovelace excelled at them—and became what some say is the world’s first...
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