Ada Lovelace | The Socialite who Started the Computer Revolution
Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace (1815 - 1852) was an English mathematician and writer, chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage's proposed mechanical general-purpose computer, the Analytical Engine.
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She was the first to recognise that the machine had applications beyond pure calculation, and to have published the first algorithm intended to be carried out by such a machine.
As a result, she is often regarded as the first computer programmer.