Ada Lovelace Day, founded in 2009, is a time to celebrate the work of women in science, technology, engineering and math fields. She is considered influential enough that she was the subject of one of ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Someone encountering an “Analytical Engine” ...

Without Ada Lovelace’s skills with language, music, and needlepoint, she may never have completed her pioneering work in computing. Reading time 4 minutes Ada Lovelace, known as the first computer ...

Ada Lovelace, known as the first computer programmer, was born on Dec. 10, 1815, more than a century before digital electronic computers were developed. Lovelace has been hailed as a model for girls ...

Watercolor portrait of Ada Byron Lovelace. By Alfred Edward Chalon – Science Museum Group. Via Wikipedia. Augusta Ada Byron King was the only legitimate child of legendary Romantic poet Lord Byron.

My favourite Financial Times journalists are Lucy Kellaway and Gillian Tett. And I can’t help wondering if it is coincidental that both are women… Maybe, but maybe not. Neither of their approaches are ...

On Sunday night, Halt and Catch Fire returned with its fifth episode of the season, "Adventure." At times, the episode, which introduced viewers to Joe MacMillan's father, made it seem like we might ...

Ada Lovelace, arguably the first computer programmer, was born 200 years ago today. She worked with Charles Babbage on one of the earliest computers in 1843. A portrait of Ada Lovelace by Margaret ...

Ada Lovelace, the first computer programmer, was born on December 10, 1815, more than a century before digital electronic computers were developed. But Lovelace — properly Ada King, Countess of ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Queen Elizabeth II celebrated two computing trailblazers Thursday in ...

An curved arrow pointing right. In her recently released book "Broad Band", Claire L. Evans wants readers to learn about women who have been forgotten in tech history. Ada Lovelace may not be a ...

For many women of her social station in her era, Ada Byron Lovelace's would have made her reputation—but Ada is known today for her pioneering work in what came to be computer science. With the ...