Who is Ada Lovelace?
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Name: Ada Lovelace
Full Name: Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace
Born: December 10, 1815, London
Died: November 27, 1852, London
Nationality: British
Profession: Mathematician, pioneer of computing
The birth of Ada Lovelace
Daughter of the famous poet Lord Byron and Lady Annabella Milbanke, a fervent mathematics enthusiast, Ada received a scientific education rare for a woman of her time, as her mother wished to distance her from her father's romantic temperament.
The adolescence of Ada Lovelace
From her adolescence, Ada demonstrated a great talent for mathematics. In 1832, she met Mary Somerville, a renowned Scottish scientist, who became her mentor. It was through her that she met Charles Babbage, inventor of the difference engine and then the analytical engine, considered the first model of a computer.
« My mathematical work involves considerable imagination. »
Quote from Ada Lovelace
