Mathematician · London, United Kingdom
Ada Lovelace
English mathematician and writer, 1815–1852
Also known as Augusta Ada King · Countess of Lovelace · Ada Byron
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Ada Lovelace wrote the first published algorithm meant for a machine.
Working from Charles Babbage's plans for the Analytical Engine, she argued that a computer could compose music and manipulate symbols — not merely crunch numbers. She died in 1852, at thirty-six.
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- Ada Lovelace wrote the first published algorithm meant for a machine. Working from Charles Babbage's plans for the Analytical Engine, she argued that a computer could compose music and manipulate symbols — not merely crunch numbers. She died in 1852, at thirty-six.
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