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    Augusta Ada King-Noel was a profound writer, mathematician, and computer programmer. "That brain of mine is something more than merely mortal, as time will show (BrainyQuote, Ada Lovelace quotes) ". Ada was a writer,as her father was. She was often called The Countess of Lovelace or the Enchantress of Numbers. Ada Lovelace was born December 10, 1815, Daughter of Lord George Gordon Byron and Lady Anne Isabella Noel Byron. Lord Byron thought that he would have a baby boy, but was upset that he

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    Early Life Ada Lovelace was born on December 10th, 1815 to romantic poet, Lord Byron and Anne Isabelle (nicknamed Annabella) Milbanke. Her parents separated only months after Ada was born. Ada was a very sick child. Around age eight, she suffered headaches so intense they affected her vision. At age 13, she contracted a case of measles, causing her to be paralyzed, confined to bed for a whole year. She did recover, though she had to walk on crutches. Despite being very ill, Ada got an excellent education

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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

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    Ada Lovelace was born on December 10, 1815 in London. She was the only legitimate child of the poet Lord Byron. Her parents separated only weeks after she was born, and her father left London a few months later, as their marriage was not a happy one. She would never see her father again, as he would die in Greece when she was 8. Her mother hired tutors to teach her math and science, unusual for women at the time, because she thought that if her daughter was engaged in rigorous subjects, she might

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    How did Ada Lovelace influence literature? Well, for starters, she was very good at writing. Her father was the famous poet, Lord Byron. She had been surrounded by literature, mathematics, and science from the time she was just a child.(Bio, page one) After spending a lot of time learning and studying math and science, the time eventually came when she met Charles Babbage. Charles Babbage had come up with an idea of an invention, but needed help it to become well known. That’s where Ada comes in

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    Ada Lovelace, in full Ada King, countess of Lovelace, original name Augusta Ada Byron, Lady Byron (born December 10, 1815, Piccadilly Terrace, Middlesex [now in London], England—died November 27, 1852, Marylebone, London), English mathematician, an associate of Charles Babbage, for whose prototype of a digital computer she created a program. She has been called the first computer programmer. Lovelace was the daughter of famed poet Lord Byron and Annabella Milbanke Byron, who legally separated two

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    honor someone, you look up to them, they’re your idol. Augusta Ada Byron, or better known as Ada Lovelace, was the only legitimate child to Lord George Gordon Byron a famous poet. She was born in London on October 10, 1815 From an early age, Lovelace showed a talent in numbers and language. William king (the family doctor), William Frend (a social reformer), and Mary Somerville (a Scottish astronomer and mathematician) instructed Lovelace. Her dad insisted that she study mathematics, even though it

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    Augusta Ada King or Count of Lovelace was born with the name Augusta Ada Byron but who’s now known as Ada Lovelace was born on December 10th, during the year of 1815. She was born in London and died November 27th, in 1852. She was the daughter of a famous poet known as Lord Byron. Ada is reflected to have printed instructions for the first computer program in the mid 1800s. She was best known for being a skilled mathematician. Ada Lovelace was encouraged to be a mathematician from her

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    Ada Augusta Lovelace

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    few women who could stand up and be noticed in the earlier years. In the early nineteenth century, Ada Augusta Byron Lovelace, made herself known among the world of men and her work still influences today's world. She is considered the "Mother of Computer Programming" and the "Enchantress of Numbers." The world of computers began with the futuristic knowledge of Charles Babbage and Lady Lovelace. She appeared to know more about Babbage's work of the Analytical Engine than he himself knew. During

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    Ada Lovelace Obstacles

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    Ada Lovelace – born Augusta Ada King-Noel, Countess of Lovelace in 1815 – is widely considered to the world’s first programmer. Being the daughter of the famous poet Lord Byron and Lady Byron, Ada Lovelace was afforded the ability to study math and science from a young age. This was a rare affordance, even for women from aristocratic families. At 17, Ada met another famous figure of computer science, Charles Babbage, who helped shape the work she would do. Unfortunately, Ada spent much of her life

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