Ep. 3 Ada Lovelace: How History Overlooked the First Ever Computer Programmer Because She Was a Woman
- Author
- Shea LaFountaine
- Published
- Mon 27 Mar 2023
- Episode Link
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Computer science is a field completely dominated by men. Charles Babbage, Alan Turing, Tim Berners-Lee, Steve Jobs, the list goes on and on. But on that list, pretty high up on that list is Ada Lovelace. Although the world overlooked her contributions for an entire century, did you know the very first computer programmer was actually a woman? Let’s fix that.
Sources:
- Biography.com
- Encyclopedia Britannica Online
- computerhistory.org
- sciencehistory.org
- Stuff You Missed in History Class podcast episode titled “The Ada Lovelace Episode: Who Was the Enchantress of Numbers?”
- Ridiculous History podcast 2 part episode on Ada Lovelace
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