Ada Lovelace /
Castaldo, Nancy F. 1962-
Ada Lovelace / by Nancy F. Castaldo ; illustrated by Charlotte Ager. - First American edition. - 128 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 20 cm - DK life stories . - DK life stories. .
Includes index.
Watching rainbows in the sky -- Celebrity daughter -- Science not art -- Flyology -- Presented at court -- Meeting Charles Babbage -- Like weaving flowers -- The Countess of Lovelace -- The analytical engine -- The enchantress -- The great exhibition -- A legacy of poetical science.
"In 1833, Ada Lovelace met mathematician Charles Babbage, inventor of calculating machines. She went on to devise a way of inputting data into Babbage's Analytical Machine, and in doing so became the first ever computer programmer. ...Learn all about Ada Lovelace's fascinating life, including her famous father (celebrated poet Lord Byron), her talent for languages and mathematics, and her predictions for how computers could change our lives."--Amazon.com
9781465485410 1465485414 9781465485403 1465485406 9780241386224 0241386225
GBB9D3153 bnb
019493964 Uk
Lovelace, Ada King, Countess of, 1815-1852 --Juvenile literature.
Women mathematicians--Great Britain--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Mathematicians--Great Britain--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Illustrated works.
Ada Lovelace / by Nancy F. Castaldo ; illustrated by Charlotte Ager. - First American edition. - 128 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 20 cm - DK life stories . - DK life stories. .
Includes index.
Watching rainbows in the sky -- Celebrity daughter -- Science not art -- Flyology -- Presented at court -- Meeting Charles Babbage -- Like weaving flowers -- The Countess of Lovelace -- The analytical engine -- The enchantress -- The great exhibition -- A legacy of poetical science.
"In 1833, Ada Lovelace met mathematician Charles Babbage, inventor of calculating machines. She went on to devise a way of inputting data into Babbage's Analytical Machine, and in doing so became the first ever computer programmer. ...Learn all about Ada Lovelace's fascinating life, including her famous father (celebrated poet Lord Byron), her talent for languages and mathematics, and her predictions for how computers could change our lives."--Amazon.com
9781465485410 1465485414 9781465485403 1465485406 9780241386224 0241386225
GBB9D3153 bnb
019493964 Uk
Lovelace, Ada King, Countess of, 1815-1852 --Juvenile literature.
Women mathematicians--Great Britain--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Mathematicians--Great Britain--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Illustrated works.