Name: Merejildo Martínez Valeria Suseth - Bacilio Tumbaco Mailyne Zusseth
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Ada Lovelace
Introduction
Ada Lovelace was a British mathematician considered the first computer programmer. She was the
creator of what is known today as the first algorithm designed to be processed by a machine.
Childhood
Augusta Ada Byron was born in London on December 10, 1815. She
was the daughter of Baroness Annabella Noel-Byron and the poet
Lord Byron (her only legitimate child). Shortly after her birth, her
parents separated. Her mother learned that her husband's half-sister,
Augusta Leigh, was also his mistress, and abandoned her husband.
Young Ada received lessons in mathematics and science in an attempt, on her mother's part, to
eradicate the inheritance of poetic madness she carried in her genes. Her childhood was spent
between tutors and studies, weighed down by a poor health that she would carry throughout her
life.
Education
Her education began at the age of four, an age at which she already had mathematics classes,
homework at 1:30 p.m., music again at 3:15 p.m., and French practice at 4:30 p.m. Mary
Somerville, who was her tutor, was also so powerful in her life that she inspired him to follow her
example. Lovelace often questioned basic assumptions by integrating poetry and science, and
imagination was essential to effectively apply mathematical and scientific concepts.
Achievements
In 1845, Ada translated an explanatory document on Babbage's remarkable work into English, to
which she added explanatory notes that almost doubled the length of the original. She also
conceived the idea of a machine that could be programmed and reprogrammed to execute
functions, allowing it to perform a series of tasks beyond simple calculations, using symbols. She
detailed how to perform trigonometric operations that used variables in Babbage's analytical
engine and defined the use of punched cards to program it. Since then, she is considered the first
computer programmer.
Conclusion
Unfortunately, if Ada Lovelace had signed her works with her full name, those works would have
been rejected.
If Ada had not been pregnant, she would not have stopped her studies.
If Ada Lovelace had been a man, she would have been well received by everyone.
