This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Someone encountering an “Analytical Engine” ...

Ada Lovelace Day, founded in 2009, is a time to celebrate the work of women in science, technology, engineering and math fields. She is considered influential enough that she was the subject of one of ...

From 1832, when she was 17, Ada’s remarkable mathematical abilities began to emerge, and her interest in mathematics dominated her life even after her marriage in 1835 to William King, 8th Baron King, ...

A statue of pioneering 19th Century mathematician Ada Lovelace has been officially unveiled in the town near her childhood ...

Ada Lovelace, known as the first computer programmer, was born on Dec. 10, 1815, more than a century before digital electronic computers were developed. Lovelace has been hailed as a model for girls ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. A former tech executive covering AI, XR and The Metaverse for Forbes. Marco Tempest is a Creative Technologist at the NASA Jet ...

My favourite Financial Times journalists are Lucy Kellaway and Gillian Tett. And I can’t help wondering if it is coincidental that both are women… Maybe, but maybe not. Neither of their approaches are ...

The woman credited with being the first computer programmer has scored her own Google Doodle. Augusta Ada King, the Countess of Lovelace - commonly known as Ada Lovelace - is known for her ...

In 1843, Ada Lovelace published notes on Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine, outlining how a machine could follow instructions to perform complex operations and manipulate symbols beyond arithmetic.

Born in the 19th century, Ada Lovelace lived in a world that expected very little from her intellectually. Yet Lovelace is believed to be the very first person in history to write computer programming ...

In her recently released book "Broad Band", Claire L. Evans wants readers to learn about women who have been forgotten in tech history. Ada Lovelace may not be a household name like Steve Jobs but she ...

Watercolor portrait of Ada Byron Lovelace. By Alfred Edward Chalon – Science Museum Group. Via Wikipedia. Augusta Ada Byron King was the only legitimate child of legendary Romantic poet Lord Byron.