Paperback. Ada Lovelace turned her powerful imagination into a vision of the future, predicting the impact of computers on human life. Lovelace had a unique education and embraced mathematics. She became one of the biggest believers in engineer Charles Babbage's ideas for calculation machines. This graphic biography shows how Lovelace helped spread awareness of what an early computer could do and how she became one of the first computer programmers. It also shows how Lovelace pushed back against doubts about calculation machines and against her own self-doubt. "Ada Lovelace turned her powerful imagination into a vision of the future, predicting the impact of computers on human life. Her work spread awareness of what an early computer could do"-- Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Ada Lovelace and the Start of Computers (Paperback)

Publisher

Lerner Publishing Group, Minneapolis

Publication Date

2023

Language

English

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172847826X

ISBN 13

9781728478265

Binding

Paperback

Illustrator

Dolz, Jordi Bayarri

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new

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Ada Lovelace turned her powerful imagination into a vision of the future, predicting the impact of computers on human life. Lovelace had a unique education and embraced mathematics. She became one of the biggest believers in engineer Charles Babbage's ideas for calculation machines. This graphic biography shows how Lovelace helped spread awareness of what an early computer could do and how she became one of the first computer programmers. It also shows how Lovelace pushed back against doubts about calculation machines and against her own self-doubt.

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Jordi Bayarri is a freelance comic-book artist based in Valencia, Spain.

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