Daughter of the famous romantic poet Lord Byron, Ada Lovelace was a child prodigy. Brilliant at maths she read numbers like most people read words.
In 1843 Ada came to the attention of Charles Babbage, a scientist and techno-whizz who had just built an amazing new "Thinking Machine". She and Mr Babbage started working together - a perfect partnership which led to the most important invention of the modern world: THE COMPUTER!
Language
English
Pages
81
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Short Books Ltd
Release
August 31, 2001
ISBN
190409502X
ISBN 13
9781904095026
Ada Lovelace: Computer Wizard Of Victorian England (History Files)
Daughter of the famous romantic poet Lord Byron, Ada Lovelace was a child prodigy. Brilliant at maths she read numbers like most people read words.
In 1843 Ada came to the attention of Charles Babbage, a scientist and techno-whizz who had just built an amazing new "Thinking Machine". She and Mr Babbage started working together - a perfect partnership which led to the most important invention of the modern world: THE COMPUTER!