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  2. Portrait of Ada Lovelace - Wikipedia

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    Lovelace was the only daughter of the poet Lord Byron and his estranged wife Lady Byron and was raised by her mother. A contemporary of Charles Babbage she was one of the pioneers of computer science. [1] Carpenter emerged as a prominent female artist of the Regency era, producing fashionable society portraits that drew comparisons to Thomas ...

  3. Charles Babbage - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 16 December 2024. English mathematician, philosopher, and engineer (1791–1871) "Babbage" redirects here. For other uses, see Babbage (disambiguation). Charles Babbage KH FRS Babbage in 1860 Born (1791-12-26) 26 December 1791 London, England Died 18 October 1871 (1871-10-18) (aged 79) Marylebone, London ...

  4. Ada Lovelace - Wikipedia

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    Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace (née Byron; 10 December 1815 – 27 November 1852), also known as Ada Lovelace, 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 ...

  5. File:Charles Babbage. Wood engraving, 1871. Wellcome V0000259 ...

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    Keywords: portrait prints; babbage, charles, 1792-1871; wood engravings; Charles Babbage Credit line This file comes from Wellcome Images , a website operated by Wellcome Trust, a global charitable foundation based in the United Kingdom.

  6. Lady Byron - Wikipedia

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    Lady Byron was born Anne Isabella Milbanke, the only child of Sir Ralph Milbanke, 6th Baronet, and his wife, the Hon. Judith Noel (1751-1822), sister of Thomas Noel, Viscount Wentworth. [2] Her father's only surviving sibling was Elizabeth Lamb, Viscountess Melbourne, the influential political hostess. Her children, Anne's cousins, were:

  7. Photos: Meet The Longtime Wife Of Charles Barkley - AOL

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    The post Photos: Meet The Longtime Wife Of Charles Barkley appeared first on The Spun. Barkley, who played collegiately at Auburn, is covering the NCAA Tournament for Turner Sports this year.

  8. Charles Babbage's Saturday night soirées - Wikipedia

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    Babbage left England when his wife and father died in 1827. On his return in 1828, now in possession of a considerable inheritance, he began to host Saturday evening parties. [1] The science historian James A. Secord describes the parties as "scientific soirées". Secord writes that Babbage imported the idea from France, and once established ...

  9. Charles Dance says suddenly becoming a sex symbol was hard ...

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    Charles Dance has said that becoming a sex symbol in the Eighties put a strain on his former relationship.. The actor, who can currently be seen alongside Eddie Redmayne inThe Day of the Jackal on ...