Simon & Schuster Ada Lovelace, Poet of Science: The First Computer Programmer

"A fascinating look at Ada Lovelace, the pioneering computer programmer and the daughter of the poet Lord Byron." -- A picture book introduction to the life and achievements of computer programming pioneer Ada Lovelace describes her relationship with her poet father, Lord Byron, and her mathematical-genius mother, Annabella, and the creative ideas that inspired her work a century before the digital age. Surveys the life and career of the pioneering computer programmer and daughter of poet Lord Byron. From the acclaimed author-illustrator team, Diane Stanley and Jessie Hartland comes a beautifully illustrated biography of Ada Lovelace, known as one of the first computer programmers in history.Two hundred years ago, a daughter was born to the famous poet, Lord Byron, and his mathematical wife, Annabella. She would go down in history as Ada Lovelace, the first computer programmer.Like her father, Ada had a strong imagination and a gift for connecting ideas in original ways. Like her mother, she had a passion for science, math, and machines. It was a very good combination. Ada hoped that one day she could do something important with her beautiful mind.She found it in Charles Babbage, the inventor of the Analytical Engine, the first all-purpose digital computer. He designed his machine for processing numbers, but Ada saw that it could do much more. A hundred years before the dawn of the digital age, Ada Lovelace envisioned the computer-driven world we know today. And in demonstrating how the machine would be coded, she wrote the first computer program.Diane Stanley’s lyrical descriptions and Jessie Hartland’s vibrant illustrations capture the spirit of Ada Lovelace and bring her energy and story vividly to life. Autorid: Diane Stanley, Jessie Hartland