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| − | '''Ada Lovelace''' wrote some programs for the Analytical Engine designed by [[Charles Babbage]], and is therefore widely considered to be the world's first computer programmer. In 1983, a team of researchers at United States Department of Defense designed a computer programming language named '''Ada'''. | + | '''Ada Lovelace''' wrote some programs for the Analytical Engine designed by [[Charles Babbage]], and is therefore widely considered to be the world's first computer programmer.<ref>[http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/freeabs_all.jsp?arnumber=1253887 Lovelace & Babbage and the creation of the 1843 'notes'] from the IEEE Xplore Digital Library</ref> In 1983, a team of researchers at United States Department of Defense designed a computer programming language named '''Ada'''. |
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| + | ==Early Life== | ||
| + | Although she was the only legitimate child of of the famous British poet [[George Gordon, Lord Byron|Lord Byron]], she had virtually no relationship with him, given his death when she was only nine years old. | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
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Ada Lovelace wrote some programs for the Analytical Engine designed by Charles Babbage, and is therefore widely considered to be the world's first computer programmer.[1] In 1983, a team of researchers at United States Department of Defense designed a computer programming language named Ada.
Early Life
Although she was the only legitimate child of of the famous British poet Lord Byron, she had virtually no relationship with him, given his death when she was only nine years old.
References
- ↑ Lovelace & Babbage and the creation of the 1843 'notes' from the IEEE Xplore Digital Library