In 1843, a 27-year-old Ada Lovelace wrote the first-ever computer program; her work still inspires modern technology centuries later

Ada Lovelace, the pioneering mathematician of the 19th century, dreamed of machines that could do more than calculate. She ...

In 1843, a 27-year-old woman wrote first-ever computer program. Mentored by Charles Babbage, her work still inspires modern technology nearly 200 years later

Ada Lovelace, a visionary ahead of her time, imagined programmable machines long before electronic computers came into being.
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What a Difference the Difference Engine Made: From Charles Babbage’s Calculator Emerged Today’s Computer

As you might expect from its name, the "Difference Engine" is a strangely difficult object to describe. You might start by imagining the side of a large crib with uprights ringed by small metal wheels ...