Ada Lovelace
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Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace, also known as Ada Lovelace, was an English mathematician and writer chiefly known for work on Charles Babbage's proposed mechanical general-purpose computer, th
Ada Byron, aged four
Ada Byron, aged seven, by Alfred d'Orsay, 1822, Somerville College, Oxford
Ada Byron, aged seventeen, 1832
Watercolour portrait of Ada King, Countess of Lovelace, c. 1840, possibly by Alfred Edward Chalon
Charles Babbage
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Charles Babbage was an English polymath. A mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer, Babbage originated the concept of a digital programmable computer.
Ada Lovelace
…Lovelace (née Byron; 10 December 1815 – 27 November 1852), also known as Ada Lovelace, was an English mathematician and writer chiefly known for work on Charles Babbage's proposed mechanical general-purpose computer, the analytical engine. She was the first to recognise the machine had applications beyond pure calculation…
Babbage in 1860
Portrait of Charles Babbage (c. 1820)
Babbage c. 1850
A portion of the difference engine