- Born
- December 10, 1815
- Died
- November 27, 1852 (aged 36)
- Known as
- mathematician, programmer, poet, computer scientist, inventor, translator
Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace, also known as Ada Lovelace, was an English mathematician and writer chiefly known for work on Charles Babbage's proposed mechanical general-purpose computer, the analytical engine. She was the first to recognise the machine had applications beyond pure calculation. Lovelace is often considered the first computer programmer.
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