Happy Ada Lovelace Day!

It's October 12th, 💻 Ada Lovelace Day. Ms. Suw Charman-Anderson founded this event in 2009 to celebrate the life and achievements of respected English mathematician Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace, commonly referred to as Ada Lovelace.

During her lifetime, Ms. Lovelace rubbed shoulders with many of her era's most well-known scientists, including Michael Faraday and Charles Babbage. It's her work with Babbage on his proposed mechanical general-purpose computer, the Analytical Engine, that Ms. Lovelace is most famous for. She recognized that the machine had capabilities well beyond simple calculation and published the first algorithm designed to be run by such a machine. As a result, she's generally regarded to have been the world's first computer programmer.

Ada Lovelace Day has grown from a London Science Cabaret in 2009 to become an international celebration of the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). The event's goal is to increase the profiles of women in STEM and created new role models who will encourage even more girls to embark upon STEM careers. Ada Lovelace is a perfect role model to emulate. ☮️ Peace… Jamiese of Pixoplanet

Celebrating STEM Day

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It's #AdaLovelaceDay, and in celebration we're posting an older video, Bug, which (among other things) covers some of the important contributions to early computing made by women, in particular Grace Hopper.

Today is 10th of October.

Today is World Mental Health Day, Ada Lovelace Day, National Handbag Day.

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Time travel is one of my favourite sci-fi tropes, so there wasn't any chance of me choosing anything else. Painting this thing was surprisingly relaxing, despite how complex the device is.

Ada Lovelace and Mary Shelley join forces to conquer England with creatures born of gothic horror and mathematical genius, but very quickly get distracted and spend most of their time taking the piss out of Lord Byron.

Ada Lovelace was born on December 10, 1815. An English mathematician and writer chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage’s proposed mechanical general-purpose computer, the Analytical Engine. She was the first to recognize that the machine had applications beyond pure calculation, and to have published the first algorithm intended to be carried out by such a machine. As a result, she is often regarded as the first computer programmer. She was also the only legitimate child of poet Lord Byron and Lady Byron.

Ada - 8/3/2023

The two hundred and fifty third friend. A cog in honour by Ada Lovelace. She was born in England in 1815, though her parents separated shortly after she was born and her father left the country forever. She was horribly ill for most of her childhood and could barely walk for a long time. She was privately educated when she was young. She then educated herself with help from the professor of mathematics at the University of London. She was introduced to Charles Babbage in 1833 and became interested on his work. In 1835, she married William King She translated and annotated an article by an Italian mathematician and engineer in the early 1840s. These annotations contain what is considered to be the first computer program, though some say Babbage's notes contained earlier examples. Her and Babbage built a machine called the Analytical Engine, a machine which is considered to be the first computer, and the majority of it was built by Ada herself. In 1852, she died of cancer, though she is still remembered for her contributions to computing. An early programming language was named after her and the second Tuesday in October is now celebrated in her honour.

Here is a link to the article I got most of my information on her from, in case anyone wants to do any further reading.

256th day of the year

then happy programmer day for us 👩‍💻

Il y a 171 ans mourrait Ada Lovelace (1815-1852). Passionnée par les mathématiques et en particuliers les travaux de Babbage sur un ancêtre de l'ordinateur. C'est dans ce cadre qu'elle écrit un algorithme qui est considéré comme le 1er programme informatique.

this book is the reason I love history and weird as FUCK facts. id read this like the Bible on the toilet as a kid literal lay best book of all time

We returned from vacation. Park puppy is apparently a permanent, still-not-housebroken feature. I love her forever now and would only depart with her at gunpoint.

It's #AdaLovelaceDay, and in celebration we're posting an older video, Bug, which (among other things) covers some of the important contributions to early computing made by women.

Celebrating International Women’s Day: Ada Lovelace

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Born Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace, December 10, 1815, in London, United Kingdom. 

Died November 27, 1852, Marylebone, London United Kingdom.

Ada was a gifted English mathematician, and is considered to be the first computer programmer, an industry that has since transformed business, our lives and the world. In an industry still dominated by men, it’s particularly striking that the first programmer was a woman.

She was born into privilege as the daughter of a famously unstable romantic poet, Lord Byron (who left her family when Ada was just 2 months old) and Lady Wentworth.

Ada was a charming woman of society who was friends with people such as Charles Dickens, but she is most famous for being the first person ever to publish an algorithm intended for a computer, her genius being years ahead of her time.

Ada Lovelace died of cancer at 36, and it took nearly a century after her death for people to appreciate her notes on Babbage’s Analytical Engine, which became recognized as the first description for computer and software, ever.

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