Ada's algorithm : how Lord Byron's daughter Ada Lovelace launched the digital age
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Brooklyn : Melville House, [2014].
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9781612194080, 1612194087, 1612194575, 9781612194578
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Calumet City Public Library - Nonfiction | 510.92 ESS | On Shelf |
Carol Stream Public Library - Adult Biography | BIO/LOVELACE | On Shelf |
Eisenhower Public Library District - Stacks | BIOG LOVELACE, A. | On Shelf |
Forest Park Public Library - Stacks | 510 ESS | On Shelf |
Franklin Park Library District - Adult Nonfiction | 510.92 ESS | On Shelf |
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Published
Brooklyn : Melville House, [2014].
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Book
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xvi, 254 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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English
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9781612194080, 1612194087, 1612194575, 9781612194578
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-242) and index.
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Over 150 years after her death, a widely-used scientific computer program was named "Ada," after Ada Lovelace, the only legitimate daughter of the eighteenth century's version of a rock star, Lord Byron. Why? Because, after computer pioneers such as Alan Turing began to rediscover her, it slowly became apparent that she had been a key but overlooked figure in the invention of the computer. Essinger makes the case that the computer age could have started two centuries ago if Lovelace's contemporaries had recognized her research and fully grasped its implications. It's a remarkable tale, starting with the outrageous behavior of her father, which made Ada instantly famous upon birth. Ada would go on to overcome numerous obstacles to obtain a level of education typically forbidden to women of her day. She would eventually join forces with Charles Babbage, generally credited with inventing the computer, although as Essinger makes clear, Babbage couldn't have done it without Lovelace. Indeed, Lovelace wrote what is today considered the world's first computer program -- despite opposition that the principles of science were "beyond the strength of a woman's physical power of application."
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Essinger, J. (2014). Ada's algorithm: how Lord Byron's daughter Ada Lovelace launched the digital age . Melville House.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Essinger, James, 1957-. 2014. Ada's Algorithm: How Lord Byron's Daughter Ada Lovelace Launched the Digital Age. Melville House.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Essinger, James, 1957-. Ada's Algorithm: How Lord Byron's Daughter Ada Lovelace Launched the Digital Age Melville House, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Essinger, James. Ada's Algorithm: How Lord Byron's Daughter Ada Lovelace Launched the Digital Age Melville House, 2014.
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