Ada's Namesake

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ADA'S NAMESAKE

The Ada programming language was named after Ada Byron King, Countess of Lovelace (1815 – 1852), The daughter of English poet Lord George Gordon Byron, Lovelace is considered to be the first computer programmer. Lovelace worked closely with British mathematician Charles Babbage (1791 – 1871) in the programming of his hypothetical Analytical Engine.

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