Stefania tells the story of ADA LOVELACE, a mathematician and writer, whose passion for mathematics led to a prophetic interpretation of The Analytical Engine that provided the framework from which she would be viewed as one of the first computer programmers in history. Born: Dec. 10, 1815, London, UK; Died: Nov. 27, 1852, London, UK.

Episode Sources:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_Lovelace

Isaacson, Walter. The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution. New York, NY, Simon & Schuster, 2014. 

CHM Live. Ada Lovelace: The Making of a Computer Scientist. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UxjkGePZ48

Ada Lovelace: Great Minds. SciShow. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBbVbqRvqTM

Ada Lovelace: The Original Woman in Tech. Zoe Philpott. TedxBucharest. TEDx Talks. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QQ3gWmd20s

BBC DOCUMENTARY : Calculating Ada - The Countess of Computing 2015. Forgotten Diaries. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgUVrzkQgds - Host Dr. Hannah Fry

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