ADA Lovelace: The Making of a Computer Scientist

by Ursula Martin, Adrian Rice, Christopher Hollings

Ada, Countess of Lovelace (1815--52), daughter of romantic poet Lord Byron and the highly educated Anne Isabella, is sometimes called the world's first computer programmer, and she has become an icon for women in technology today. But how did a young woman in the nineteenth century, without access to formal schooling or university education, acquire the knowledge and expertise to become a pioneer of computer science? Although it was an unusual pursuit...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1851244883
• ISBN13: 9781851244881
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: Bodleian Library
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 8.3"