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Ada Lovelace: The Countess who invented computer Programming
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Speaker:
Simon Ritchie
Date:
24 November 2023
Augusta Ada King, Countess Lovelace
, one of few women trained in mathematics, published the first real computer program about 100 years before the first digital computer existed. She had a long working relationship and friendship with fellow British mathematician Charles Babbage, who is known as "the father of computers".
What's New
Talks
The Wey & Arun Canal
Ada Lovelace
Guildford's Lost Shops
The future of family history
Droughts, Deluges & Dust-devils
Jane Austen & the Military
Outings
Outings 2023
Outings 2024
Contact Us
Join Us
About Us
Committee
Guildford Heritage
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