Happy International Women's Day!

Today's sleep story is about Ada Lovelace, considered by many to be the first computer programmer.  In this episode, we learn about who Ada's parents were and the "nurture and nature" effect they both had on her.  We also dive into her passion for mathematical engineering and the man and machine who ignited it--Charles Babbage and his Analytical Engine.  Her life's work leaves us with a host of "what if" questions as we imagine the future that Ada and Babbage could have ushered into existence...

Pleasant dreams!

Simone

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Resources to Support Women and Girls in STEM:

https://www.teachthought.com/technology/40-important-stem-resources-for-women/

https://edventures.com/blogs/stempower/10-resources-to-help-you-empower-girls-in-stem

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Sources:

Biography.com Editors. “Ada Lovelace Biography.” Biography.com, A&E Networks Television, 23 Jan. 2021, www.biography.com/scholar/ada-lovelace.

Bragg, Melvyn, et al. “BBC Radio 4. ‘In Our Time: Science.’” In Our Time: Science, episode Ada Lovelace, BBC Radio 4, 6 Mar. 2008.

Famous Scientists. “Ada Lovelace.” Famous Scientists, www.famousscientists.org/ada-lovelace/.

Graham, Beckett and Vollenweider, Susan. “Ada Lovelace." The History Chicks from Wondery, 23 March 2019. http://thehistorychicks.com/episode-103-ada-lovelace/

Lockhart, Robert, et al. “Untangling the Tale of Ada Lovelace-Stephen Wolfram Writings.” Stephen Wolfram Blog RSS, 10 Dec. 2015, writings.stephenwolfram.com/2015/12/untangling-the-tale-of-ada-lovelace/.

Longley, Robert. “Biography of Ada Lovelace, First Computer Programmer.” ThoughtCo, 19 Feb. 2021, www.thoughtco.com/ada-lovelace-biography-5113321.

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I would like to acknowledge the following Traditional Custodians of the land that I record in: Peoria, Potawatomi, Kickapoo, Myaamia and the Ochethi Sakowin Nations and pay my respects to their Elders past, present and emerging