STEM Biographies - Women in STEM: Ada Lovelace - Programming
Valerie Bodden
Series: STEM Trailblazer Bios: Women in STEM
Publication Date:
1 Apr. 2017
Format:
Paperback / softback
ISBN 9781512413038
Do you enjoy playing computer games or learning programming code? As a child, Ada Lovelace loved learning about math and science. As an adult, she used that knowledge to create the first computer program—before electronic computers even existed!
When Lovelace was a child, girls didn't typically study math. But she loved the subject and often dreamed about new machines. Lovelace learned from famous mathematicians and became friends with inventor and engineer Charles Babbage. Realizing the full potential of his calculating machines, she became a pioneer of computer programming. But how did she get there? Find out how Lovelace's determination helped her become the first computer programmer.
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