Dreaming in Code: Ada Byron Lovelace, Computer Pioneer

“Written with grace and intelligence, researched with care.

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Sure to inspire a new generation of pioneers.” —Shelf Awareness (starred review)This illuminating biography reveals how the daughter of Lord Byron, Britain’ s most infamous Romantic poet, became the world' s first computer programmer.Even by 1800s standards, Ada Byron Lovelace had an unusual upbringing.

Her strict mother worked hard at cultivating her own role as the long-suffering ex-wife of bad-boy poet Lord Byron while raising Ada in isolation.

Tutored by the brightest minds, Ada developed a hunger for mental puzzles, mathematical conundrums, and scientific discovery that kept pace with the breathtaking advances of the industrial and social revolutions taking place in Europe.