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I have a thing for Ada Lovelace. Actually, I find all the strange connections of Lord Byron fascinating; Frankenstein, Dracula, the first computer programmer...
Ada, Byron's only legitimate child, is considered, perhaps debatably, the first computer programmer. She is interesting for who she was, when she was, and what she did. You'd think she'd be more well known than an odd historical footnote. It could be chance, or gender bias; probably both.
Yesterday, in my web wanderings, I happened upon The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage! ( Read the Origin first. ) It seriously cracked me up, but that might be just me. It's clear the author is as jazzed by these historical personage as much as I. Also, there are notes at the end of each comic with author's commentary on the source material. I haven't read them all yet; I'm saving some.
It seems there was an Ada Lovelace Day to raise awareness of her. It was March 24th this year; I didn't know. I've yet to figure out the significance of the day. It's not her birthday; I was born on the same day she was.
Ada, Byron's only legitimate child, is considered, perhaps debatably, the first computer programmer. She is interesting for who she was, when she was, and what she did. You'd think she'd be more well known than an odd historical footnote. It could be chance, or gender bias; probably both.
Yesterday, in my web wanderings, I happened upon The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage! ( Read the Origin first. ) It seriously cracked me up, but that might be just me. It's clear the author is as jazzed by these historical personage as much as I. Also, there are notes at the end of each comic with author's commentary on the source material. I haven't read them all yet; I'm saving some.
It seems there was an Ada Lovelace Day to raise awareness of her. It was March 24th this year; I didn't know. I've yet to figure out the significance of the day. It's not her birthday; I was born on the same day she was.