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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 ...
Articles relating to the mathematician Ada Lovelace (1815-1852) and her career. Pages in category "Ada Lovelace" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total.
Dorothy Josephine Del Bourgo Kellogg Stein (March 31, 1931 – March 16, 2019) was an American early computer programmer, psychologist, author and social activist. Her activities landed her on the cusp of or ahead of her time.
Her translation was published in August 1843, [12] in Taylor's Scientific Memoirs, [14] [15] wherein Lovelace's name was signed "A.A.L". [12] [b] In these notes, Lovelace described the capabilities of Babbage's analytical engine if it were to be used for computing, laying out a more ambitious plan for the engine than even Babbage himself had ...
The book summarizes the contributions of several innovators who have made pivotal breakthroughs in computer technology and its applications—from the world's first computer programmer, Ada Lovelace, and Alan Turing's work in artificial intelligence, through the Information Age of the present.
Ada Lovelace was the first person to publish an algorithm intended to be executed by the first modern computer, the Analytical Engine created by Charles Babbage. As a result, she is often regarded as the first computer programmer. [9] [10] [11] Lovelace was introduced to Babbage's difference engine when she was 17. [12]
The West Ada school district in Meridian just removed ten books from a longer list of 44 books considered for removal from its library shelves. ... crowing about “woke” books, all in the name ...
Ada is a feminine given name. One origin is the Germanic element "adel-" meaning " nobility ", for example as part of the names Adelaide and Adeline . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The name can also trace to a Hebrew origin, sometimes spelled Adah עָדָה, meaning " adornment ". [ 4 ]