Title:
Ada Lovelace / by Nancy F. Castaldo ; illustrated by Charlotte Ager.
ISBN:
9781465485410
9781465485403
9780241386224
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Edition:
First American edition.
Publication Information:
New York : DK Publishing, 2019.
©2019
Physical Description:
128 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 20 cm.
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
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.
Summary:
"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
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Audience:
1020L Lexile
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OCLC Number:
on1081347029
Availability:
Eagan - Wescott~1
West St. Paul - Temporary Wentworth Library~1
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