Amongst the many technological growth and inventions that we
get to see today, the computer technology stands out as the best of all. It
paved way for the growth and development of other fields and areas. The
invention of the computer algorithm changed and revolutionized the tech world
to a considerable extent. Ada Lovelace came out with the first ever computer
algorithm and was regarded as first computer programmer. She was a prominent
mathematician and write and was known for her interest in developing the tech
arena.
Ada, Countess of
Lovelace
Born in the year 1815, Ada Lovelace was the only child
of Lord Byron and Anne Isabella Milbanke, who happened to be the Baroness of
Wentworth. Byron got separated from his wife soon after Ada was born and he
died when she was eight years old. Her mother was the only parental figure in
Ada’s life that made sure to develop her interest in logic and mathematics. She
believed that by doing so, her daughter would be safeguarded from the influence
of her father. Ada Lovelace married Lord William in the year 1835, who was
made the Earl of Lovelace in the year 1838. It was then she became the Lady of
Lovelace. She died on November 27, 1852
at the age of 37 owing to uterine cancer.
Ada was thought
mathematics at a much earlier age as her mother wants her to keep away from the
insanity of her father. She was privately tutored by science and mathematics by
William Frend.
Computer knowledge
and interest
Ada Lovelace showed keen interest computer technology and
she was well known for her research and work on Charles Babbage mechanical
computer called the Analytical Engine. She was interested in wide range of
fields and was an Analyst, Founder of Scientific Computing and Metaphysician. In
1842, she worked along with Charles Babbage at the University of London. She
left some notes which were discovered and republished in the year 1953, more
than century after Ada’s death. In one of the notes, she was known to have
described algorithm to compute the Bernoulli numbers in Analytical Engine. It
was definitely considered as the first computer program.
It is a well known fact that this particular algorithm was
an essential part in helping Alan Turing’s construction of the first modern
computer 1940 to 1950. It can very well be concluded that though Ada lived for
a short period of time her contribution to the computer field is magnanimous.
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