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Who Was The First Computer Program? No?

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Ever wonder who was the first computer program? No? Me neither. But that’s because I was never into computers much.
The first programer was a woman, her name was Ada Lovelace.
Yep, it was a woman. But before I tell you all about the program, let’s learn about her first. Ada “Countess of Lovelace” was born in 1815 and died in 1852. Her father was George Gordon Byron, who was a poet. But he died in Greece when she was 8.
Ada was young when she started to show an interest in science and mathematics. Her mother thought that if she studied at that age, she wouldn’t inherit her father’s temper. Also, for self-control, her mother made her lie still for a long time. Ada received many letters from other scientists as well. Including William Frend, William King, and Mary Somerville. At 17 she made a friend and together they helped each other. His name was Charles Babbage, another mathematician. She was fascinated with his work. Then someone asked her to translate an article from Babbage’s analytical engine, but she didn’t just translare it, she added a few thoughts to it too. She wrote how the codes could be created for the device to not only handle numbers, but letters and symbols too. Also to make it where the engine to repeat certain instructions. She was considered the first programer in history. Though, while she was alive, her work wasn’t that known by many people. She even tried to make mathematical schemes to winning at gambling. But that failed, and she was in debt. She

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