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    1 day ago · Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace (née Byron; 10 December 1815 – 27 November 1852), also known as Ada Lovelace, was 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 recognise that the machine had applications ...

  2. Oct 8, 2024 · Ada Lovelace is widely hailed as the world's first computer programmer. Her legacy and the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) are celebrated on the second Tuesday of every October.

  3. Oct 8, 2024 · Lovelace (1815-1852) was a celebrated mathematician and technology pioneer, at a time when few women entered those fields.

  4. Oct 8, 2024 · Lovelace's name was also adopted for the Ada programming language, which first appeared in 1980, with inspiration drawn from the likes of Pascal.While niche compared to popular modern languages, Ada has seen use as a teaching language and is often used in high-integrity and safety-critical domains, such as military-grade avionics and air traffic control systems.

  5. Oct 8, 2024 · On Ada Lovelace Day, let’s celebrate her for opening doors to those truths and inspiring generations to come. A Week of Celebration | Women in Tech Week 2024 As part of the wider celebrations for Ada Lovelace Day, this year marks the inclusion of Women in Tech Week 2024, a week-long event designed to bring together women from all corners of the technology industry.

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  7. Oct 3, 2024 · Ada Lovelace (1815-1852) is known as the first computer programmer, although her interests were wider than that. As well as Faraday and Charles Babbage , with whom she worked on his Analytical Engine, she was acquainted with other scientists and innovators, as well as Charles Dickens.

  8. Sep 24, 2024 · Lovelace died at the age of thirty-six, on 27 November 1852, from uterine cancer and bloodletting by her physicians. She was buried, at her request, next to her father at the Church of St. Mary Magdalene in Hucknall, Nottingham.

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