You know you want this badass Victorian scientist to glower at you from a corner of your desk accompanied by her massive steampunkish Analytical Engine and an oversized spanner. Ada Lovelace and her ...

Not many people know that Ada Byron, Countess of Lovelace (1815-1852), otherwise known as “The Enchantress of Numbers”, was the daughter of the poet Lord Byron. Ada’s parents separated when she was ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Someone encountering an “Analytical Engine” ...

Ada Lovelace, the first computer programmer, was born on December 10, 1815, more than a century before digital electronic computers were developed. But Lovelace — properly Ada King, Countess of ...

Ada Lovelace, known as the first computer programmer, was born on Dec. 10, 1815, more than a century before digital electronic computers were developed. Lovelace has been hailed as a model for girls ...

The second Tuesday in October is Ada Lovelace Day, a day to celebrate and encourage the accomplishments of women in science, technology, and engineering. But who was Ada Lovelace? She wrote the first ...

Between 1842 and 1843, Ada Lovelace wrote an elaborate set of notes that are mind-blowing with regard to the concepts they contain. Between 1842 and 1843, Ada Lovelace wrote an elaborate set of notes ...

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