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Ada Lovelace

English mathematician (1815–1852)

Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace, 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 beyond pure calculation.

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  • 10 December 1815Birth of Augusta Ada Byron, later known as Ada Lovelace.
  • 16 January 1816At Lord Byron's command, Lady Byron leaves for her parents' home with her five-week-old daughter, Ada.
  • 1822Allegra Byron, Ada's half-sister, dies at the age of five.
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