Ada's Ideas: The Story of Ada Lovelace, the World's First Computer Programmer

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Fiona Robinson presents a stunning visual biography of Ada Lovelace, the nineteenth-century visionary who bridged the gap between creative imagination and logical calculation. Born to a notorious poet and a strict mathematician, Ada was raised to embrace cold facts while secretly yearning for the wonder of the arts. This book explores how she combined these two worlds to envision a future where m…

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