Ada Lovelace: The First Programmer
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Ada Lovelace: The First Computer Programmer
Ada Lovelace was a woman of high class in the early 1800s. Her work on Charles Babbage's mechanical machine, which was essentially an early computer, earned her the distinction of being the very first person to write programs for a computer.
Celebrate Ada Lovelace Day!
March 24 is Ada Lovelace Day!
In 2009, a group of women in technology decided to celebrate the legacy of women in the field by starting Ada Lovelace Day. On March 24, 2009, they asked bloggers to pledge to write something about Ada Lovelace, in order to raise the profile of good female role models in the field of technology. Learn more about their group at the link below.
- Ada Lovelace Day: Bringing women in technology to the fore
- Ada Lovelace Day is an international day of blogging to draw attention to women excelling in technology.
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CruiseReady Jul 6, 2011 @ 6:20 am | delete
- Wow - I'd never heard of Asa Lovelace, but how interesting! Isn't it wonderful that we can just browse Squidoo, and happen upon something like this?
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tlryder
May 18, 2011 @ 7:12 pm | delete
- wonderful lens on Ada Lovelace! Long live the programmer women!
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susannaduffy
Feb 15, 2011 @ 5:27 am | delete
- Ada Lovelace is a hero of mine
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rowena
Jul 17, 2010 @ 1:14 am | delete
- thank for ada byron lovelace
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Kylyssa
Apr 30, 2010 @ 9:22 am | delete
- Thank you for this lens on Ada Lovelace! She is one of the heroes of my childhood.
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rowena
Jul 17, 2010 @ 1:15 am | delete
- hello
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