Publication

2004 - Short, London, England

Language

English

Word Count

20,250 words, Guess

Page Count

81 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Better World Books9781904095767
  • Open LibraryOL19681031M

Classifications

  • DDC510.92
  • LCCQA29.L72 L48 2004

Description

Daughter of the famous romantic poet Lord Byron, Adad Lovelace was a child prodigy. Brilliant at maths, she read numbers loke most people read words. In 1843 Ada came to the attention of Charles Babbage, a scientist and techno-whizz who had just built an amazing new "thinking machine." She and Mr. Babbage started working together--a perfect partnership which led to the most important invention of the modern world: the computer.

Subjects

Topics

HistoryBiographyMathematiciansWomen, biographyJuvenile literatureComputers and womenWomen mathematicians

Places

Genres

  • Biography
  • Juvenile literature

Series Statement

  • Who was-- ?

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