Series |
Britannica beginner bios Britannica beginner bios. ^A1295673
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Contents |
Who was Ada Lovelace? -- A young mathematician -- Studying machines -- Reason meets imagination -- Remembering Ada. |
Abstract |
Nearly one hundred years before the advent of the computer age, Ada King, Countess of Lovelace, published the first set of instructions intended to extract data from a machine. This biography will introduce readers to the mathematician who is considered by many to be the world's first computer programmer. Readers follow Lovelace, the daughter of renowned romantic poet Lord Byron and his highly educated, analytical wife, Annabella, from her sickly childhood to her untimely death at age thirty-six. What emerges is a compelling portrait of a woman who overcame Victorian conventions to become a pioneer in computer science. |
Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index. |
Interest grade level |
Grades 1-4. |
Genre/form | Biographies. |
LCCN | 2017015877 |
ISBN | 9781680488128 (library bound : alk. paper) |
ISBN | 1680488120 (library bound : alk. paper) |
ISBN | 9781680488111 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
ISBN | 1680488112 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
ISBN | 9781538300220 (6 pack : alk. paper) |
ISBN | 1538300222 (6 pack : alk. paper) |