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Ada Lovelace Research Paper

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Ada Lovelace Ada Lovelace, was born in London on December 10, 1815. Her given name was, Augusta Ada Byron. She was the only legitimate child of poet, Lord George Gordon Byron. Ada’s mother was, Lady Anne Isabella Milbanke Byron. Her parents had a rocky marriage and separated shortly after she was born. Her father moved away a few months later and Ada never saw him again. He died in Greece. Ada was only 8 years old. Ada suffered many illnesses throughout her life and in 1829 became paralyzed from the measles. She regained mobility and learned to walk again, but only with crutches. Ada, at her mother’s insistence was taught mathematics and science by tutors. At the time girls were not taught such challenging subjects. Ada’s mother believed that such subjects would stop Ada from developing her father’s hateful and uncertain character. Ada’s mother would also make her lie perfectly still for long durations of time because she was convinced it would help Ada develop self-discipline. …show more content…

Babbage was a mathematician and inventor. Even though Babbage was much older the two became close and Babbage became a mentor and life-long friend to Ada. With the help of Babbage, Ada began studying at the University of London under Augustus de Morgan, Professor of Advanced Mathematics. Ada’s work with Babbage between 1842 and 1843 was the most compelling of her career. Ada converted works from French to English and interpreted a memoir written by Italian mathematician Luigi Menabrea, who supported Babbage’s Analytical

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