Ada Lovelace : the making of a computer scientist
Hollings, Christopher, 1982-2018
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Ada, Countess of Lovelace (1815-1852), daughter of romantic poet Lord Byron and his highly educated wife, Anne Isabella, is sometimes called the world's first computer programmer and has become an icon for women in technology. But how did a young woman in the 19th century, without access to formal school or university education, acquire the knowledge and expertise to become a pioneer of computer science? Although an unusual pursuit for women at the time, Ada Lovelace studied science and mathematics from a young age. This book uses previously unpublished archival material to explore her precocious childhood, from her ideas for a steam-powered flying horse to penetrating questions about the science of rainbows. A remarkable correspondence course with the eminent mathematician Augustus De Morgan shows her developing into a gifted, perceptive and knowledgeable mathematician.
Main title:
Ada Lovelace : the making of a computer scientist / Christopher Hollings, Ursula Martin, Adrian Rice.
Author:
Hollings, Christopher, 1982-, authorMartin, Ursula, 1953-, authorRice, Adrian C. (Adrian Clifford), 1970-, author
Imprint:
Oxford : Bodleian Library, 2018.
Collation:
128 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 21 cm
ISBN:
9781851244881 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
510.92B LOV HOL
Language:
English
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BRN:
1880787
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