- English mathematician and writer, chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage's early mechanical general-purpose computer, the Analytical Engine
| Real name: | Augusta Ada King-Noel, Countess of Lovelace | | Born: | 10 December 1815 Comment | | When did Ada Lovelace die? / Died | 27 November 1852 | | How many years did Ada Lovelace live? / Lived | 36 years | | Where was Ada Lovelace born? | London, United Kingdom | | Where did Ada Lovelace die? / Deathplace | Marylebone, United Kingdom | | Zodiac sign: | Sagittarius |
Ada Lovelace Net worth 2024 (estimated)
| | How much is Ada Lovelace worth? | Under review
| | Nationality: | British | | Hair color: | Brown | | Eyes color: | Brown |
Who was Ada Lovelace? / Facts
- Her notes on the engine include what is recognised as the first algorithm intended to be carried out by a machine
- As a result, she is often regarded as the first computer programmer
- Ada Lovelace was the only legitimate child of the poet George, Lord Byron and his wife Anne Isabella Milbanke ("Annabella"), Lady Wentworth
- All Byron's other children were born out of wedlock to other women
- Byron separated from his wife a month after Ada was born and left England forever four months later, eventually dying of disease in the Greek War of Independence when Ada was eight years old
- Her mother remained bitter towards Lord Byron and promoted Ada's interest in mathematics and logic in an effort to prevent her from developing what she saw as the insanity seen in her father, but Ada remained interested in him despite this (and was, upon her eventual death, buried next to him at her request)
- Often ill, she spent most of her childhood sick
- Ada married William King in 1835
- King was made Earl of Lovelace in 1838, and she became Countess of Lovelace
- Her educational and social exploits brought her into contact with scientists such as Andrew Crosse, Sir David Brewster, Charles Wheatstone, Michael Faraday and the author Charles Dickens, which she used to further her education
- Ada described her approach as "poetical science" and herself as an "Analyst (& Metaphysician)"
- When she was a teenager, her mathematical talents led her to an ongoing working relationship and friendship with fellow British mathematician Charles Babbage, also known as 'the father of computers', and in particular, Babbage's work on the Analytical Engine
- Lovelace first met him in June 1833, through their mutual friend, and her private tutor, Mary Somerville
- Between 1842 and 1843, Ada translated an article by Italian military engineer Luigi Menabrea on the engine, which she supplemented with an elaborate set of notes, simply called Notes
- These notes contain what many consider to be the first computer program—that is, an algorithm designed to be carried out by a machine
- Lovelace's notes are important in the early history of computers
- She also developed a vision of the capability of computers to go beyond mere calculating or number-crunching, while many others, including Babbage himself, focused only on those capabilities
- Her mind-set of "poetical science" led her to ask questions about the Analytical Engine (as shown in her notes) examining how individuals and society relate to technology as a collaborative tool
- She died of uterine cancer in 1852 at the age of 36
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George Gordon Byron, Anne Isabella Byron, Baroness Byron, Lady Anne Blunt, Ralph King-Milbanke 2nd Earl of Lovelace, Judith Blunt-Lytton, 16th Baroness Wentworth
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