2024.09.30

Computation Foretold

Ada Lovelace's wisdom about the first general-purpose computer is buried in the appendix of a paper

Ada Lovelace, sometimes called the world’s first computer programmer, was also the first to foresee the potential of analytical machines. (credit: API/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

Ada Lovelace, sometimes called the world’s first computer programmer, was also the first to foresee the potential of analytical machines. (credit: API/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

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