Ada lovelace

The computer programmer who had ideas long before there were computers

Lovelace, known as the first computer programmer, has been recognized annually to highlight the often overlooked contributions of women to math and science.

Ada Lovelace

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During Women’s History Month, I am remembering Ada Lovelace’s contributions and thinking about the impact she had on me as a scientist and mathematician.

Lovelace was a prodigious math talent who learned from the giants of her time, but her linguistic and creative abilities were also important in her invention of computer programming.

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Once Upon A Vogue on Instagram: “Blame the algorithm, blame Ada Lovelace! The face, the looks, but mostly the brains. Avid mathematician and often called the first computer…”

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Grace Hopper (with UNIVAC 1): American computer scientist who developed the first compiler for a computer programming language, and United States Navy Rear Admiral.