Dreaming in Code: ADA Byron Lovelace, Computer Pioneer

by Emily Arnold McCully

Book Overview

"Written with grace and intelligence, researched with care. . . . Sure to inspire a new generation of pioneers." --Shelf Awareness (starred review)

This illuminating biography reveals how the daughter of Lord Byron, Britain's most infamous Romantic poet, became the world's first computer programmer.

Even by 1800s standards, Ada Byron Lovelace had an unusual upbringing. Her strict mother worked hard at cultivating...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763693561
• ISBN13: 9780763693565
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.0" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher