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Ada Lovelace, Poet of Science: The First Computer Programmer

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“Stanley has been delighting and informing readers together with her biographies for years, and here, her considerable talents are once again on display…Hartland’s charmingly busy art, paying homage to Maira Kalman’s work, is stuffed with wit.” —Booklist (starred review)

From nonfiction stars Diane Stanley and Jessie Hartland comes a beautifully illustrated biography of Ada Lovelace, who is referred to as the first computer programmer.

Two hundred years ago, a daughter was once born to the famous poet, Lord Byron, and his mathematical wife, Annabella.

Like her father, Ada had a vivid imagination and a creative gift for connecting ideas in original ways. Like her mother, she had a passion for science, math, and machines. It was once an excellent combination. Ada hoped that in the future she could do something necessary together with her creative and nimble mind.

A hundred years before the morning time of the digital age, Ada Lovelace envisioned the computer-driven world we know nowadays. And in demonstrating how the machine would be coded, she wrote the first computer program. She would go down in history as Ada Lovelace, the first computer programmer.

Diane Stanley’s lyrical writing and Jessie Hartland’s vibrant illustrations capture the spirit of Ada Lovelace and bring her fascinating story vividly to life.

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