Ada, the Enchantress of Numbers:Poetical Science

Ada Byron,Lady Lovelace, was one of the first to write programs for, and predict, the impact of Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine in 1843. Beautiful and charming she was often characterized as "mad and bad" as was her illustrious father. This edition emphasizes Ada unique human talent of integrating imagination, poetry and science. She was 19th century woman with a foot firmly planted in the 21st century.