Ada Lovelace (The First Names Series)

Description

In Ben Jeapess Ada Lovelace, part of the First Names series, readers meet the woman who made coding cooland possiblewith illustrations by Nick Ward.

Before she was a famous mathematician and the first computer programmer, Ada Lovelace was the daughter of the famous Lord Byron. Byron died when Ada was very young, and Adas mother encouraged her interest in mathematics in an attempt to prevent Ada from turning into a melancholy poet like her father.

Ada grew up and married a count, and as a countess, she was given access to some of Englands greatest scientists and authors, including Charles Babbage, who was working to develop an analytical engine. Seeing the potential in computers, Ada partnered with Charles and used her mathematical skills to create an algorithm that could make such a machine possible.

Fascinating and lively, Ada Lovelace tells the story of the woman who helped pioneer computing! It includes a timeline, a glossary, and an index.

First Names is a highly illustrated nonfiction series that puts readers on a first-name basis with some of the most incredible people in history and of today!

The First Names series:
Harry Houdini
Amelia Earhart
Ada Lovelace
Malala Yousafzai
Ferdinand Magellan
Beyonc
Nelson Mandela
Greta Thunberg