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The World's First Computer Programmer 👩‍💻

2023-07-27 · Short · Ali · recording, 0:51 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Other · mode: Personal story

In a Short, Ali tells the story of Ada Lovelace, born in London in 1815 and often hailed as the world's first computer programmer, who saw that Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine could be programmed for tasks beyond number crunching.

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00:00:00 — Ada Lovelace, the world's first computer programmer

  • ★★ Ada Lovelace was born in London in 1815 and was exposed to mathematics and science from an early age. — 00:00:00 · London
  • ★★ Fascinated by Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine, Ada Lovelace imagined a machine that could be programmed to perform various tasks, becoming the world's first computer programmer, and foresaw computers manipulating symbols and creating music and art. — 00:00:29

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Central: Ada Lovelace

Also: Analytical Engine · Charles Babbage · London

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