Ada Lovelace (1815 – 1852) is often referred to as the world’s first computer programmer. The daughter of the famous poet Lord Byron, and the admired intellect, Annabella Milbanke. Ada Lovelace’s reputation comes from her important work interpreting Charles Babbage’s Analytical Engine. She saw that through the punched card input device the Analytical Engine opened up a whole new opportunity for designing machines that could manipulate symbols rather than just numbers.
Goddess of steampunk and makers, with more than a few guest appearances in science fiction, Wednesday was her day. I, however, missed it because one of the fruits of her genius, my operating system, decided to take a brief vacation. Happy belated Ada Lovelace day.
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