Ada Lovelace

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Ada Lovelace was a pioneer in the field of computer programming. A math and science enthusiast, she worked with Charles Babbage, the father of computers. Born on December 10, 1815, in England, Ada Augusta Byron King, known as Ada Lovelace, was the daughter of the famous romantic poet Lord Byron, whom she never met. At a very young age, Ada began to explore the world of science. With great rigor and discipline, this girl stood out from the rest for her insistent questions and thirst for knowledge. Among her tutors was the mathematician and logician Augustus De Morgan. In 1833, she started working with Charles Babbage, quickly becoming familiar with the world of programming. The first programmer in history: In 1843, Ada published a series of notes on Babbage's analytical machine. This invention, which was never built, was the precursor to the modern computer. But she didn't just stop there; she also made significant contributions to the research. As stated in her writings, Ada interpreted the ideas of the proto-computer scientist and described a programming language that marked precedents in the history of computing. Her great contributions: This young genius also described concepts such as loops and subroutines and wrote a detailed plan to calculate Bernoulli numbers. She also described how trigonometric operations could be performed and defined the use of punched cards to program Babbage's mythical machine. Throughout her life, she was in touch with great scientists and intellectuals like Charles Wheatstone, Charles Dickens, Michael Faraday, or Sir David Brewster. Late recognition: After working tirelessly and having a somewhat tumultuous personal life, Ada Lovelace died of cancer in 1852 at the age of 37. Without a doubt, this woman who defined herself as analytical and metaphysical was an avant-garde figure of her time. However, history was not kind to her, and for centuries she was relegated to the role of Babbage's transcriptionist, ignoring her advanced ideas and significant contributions. It took more than a century for history to give her the recognition she deserved. In 1979, the US Department of Defense recognized Ada's contributions and created a programming language in her honor called Ada.