Bibliograph

Ada Lovelace, by Nancy F. Castaldo ; illustrated by Charlotte Ager

Type

Label

Ada Lovelace, by Nancy F. Castaldo ; illustrated by Charlotte Ager

Language

eng

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Ada Lovelace

Oclc number

1081347029

Responsibility statement

by Nancy F. Castaldo ; illustrated by Charlotte Ager

Series statement

DK life stories

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

Table Of 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

Target audience

juvenile

Classification