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| Ada Byron Lovelace |
Is Ada the name of the first computer language? It's true that many people consider the first computer program to have been written by
Ada Byron Lovelace.
Ada — a high-level
Pascal-based programming language is named for her. The first scientific
programming languages were written in the 1950s;
IBM's FORTRAN was the first major scientific computer language, and is still used in some programs today. Ada Lovelace, daughter of the poet
Lord Byron, loved mathematics. Her translation of and accompanying notations to an article about
Charles Babbage's analytical engine have been called the first computer program. Lovelace broke ground as a woman in a mostly man's world of math and science. In her honor, March 24 is known as
Ada Lovelace Day, an international day of blogging to recognize the achievements of females in technology and science. Both men
and women should feature women and their accomplishments in a blog post today!
Quote:
"The Analytical Engine weaves algebraic patterns, just as the Jacquard loom weaves flowers and leaves." —
Ada Lovelace, in her notes on
Menabrae's Memoir on the Analytic Engine
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