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Non Life Sciences => Geek Speak => Topic started by: syhprum on 28/03/2009 09:36:03

Title: Heroine of computing
Post by: syhprum on 28/03/2009 09:36:03
This lady has received mention on this forum before now I believe there is a day in her honour.




http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2009/03/ada-lovelace-day.html

See also (best with 'Safari browser')

www.cs.virginia.edu/~robins/Ada_and_the_First_Computer.pdf
Title: Heroine of computing
Post by: Steve North Yorks on 23/04/2009 09:51:15
There is also a podcast about Ada here
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/history/inourtime/inourtime_20080306.shtml