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Ada, the Enchantress of Numbers

A Selection from the Letters of Lord Byron's Daughter and Her Description of the First Computer

by Betty Alexandra Toole · 1992 · 439 pages

Stephen Wolfram
Stephen Wolfram
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Recommended by 1 Elite

Stephen Wolfram

About This Book

A comprehensive collection of letters by Ada Lovelace, documenting her intellectual journey and personal life. The book details her collaborative relationship with Charles Babbage and her early conceptualization of universal computing through the Analytical Engine.

Genres

Biography & MemoirScience & TechnologyHistory

Topics

Computer ProgrammingHistory Of ComputingMathematicsVictorian EraWomen In Science

Book Details

Published

1992

Pages

439

Language

en

ISBN

9780912647098

Audiobook Available

8h 48m
Narrated by Rosalind Ashford

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