Dreaming in code: Ada Byron Lovelace, computer pioneer (Mar 2019)

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  • Additional Information
    • Reading Level (Grade):
      5 6 7 8 9 10
    • Pages:
      176 p.
    • Starred Reviews:
      School Library Journal (March 2019)
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    • Subjects:
      Lovelace, Ada King, Countess of, 1815-1852; Women mathematicians; Computer algorithms; Women computer programmers; Women intellectuals; Mathematicians; Calculators; Computers; Women; Girls; Determination in children; Great Britain; 19th century
    • Content Notes:
      1816-1824. Born into scandal -- Mother and child with governesses -- She has a father -- 1825-1832. Her imagination soars -- Guarded by furies -- An elopement -- 1833-1835. Meeting Babbage -- A role model -- Courtship and marriage -- 1836-1842. Motherhood -- Grasping for mathematics -- The new engine -- A restless student -- 1842-1852. Masterwork -- At loose ends -- Restless spirit -- An awful death.
    • ISBN:
      9780763693565
    • Publication Year:
      2019
    • Country of Publication:
      United States of America
    • Dewey Decimal Classification:
      510.92; B
    • Accession Number:
      135195399