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Ada Augusta King, World's first programmer. Past Notable Women of Computing Nee: Lady Augusta Ada Byron,
Countess of Lovelace (1815-1852), daughter of Lord Byron (the poet who spent
some time in a Swiss jail -- in Chillon, not too far from Lausanne...). She
was the assistant and patron of Charles Babbage; she wrote programs for his
"Analytical Engine." Links to more information are below the picture. Read more about Ada at: http://www.ex.ac.uk/BABBAGE/ada.html |
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