Dreaming in Code: ADA Byron Lovelace, Computer Pioneer by McCully, Emily Arnold

Dreaming in Code: ADA Byron Lovelace, Computer Pioneer

"Written with grace and intelligence, researched with care. . . . Sure to inspire a new generation...
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Author: Emily Arnold McCully
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Dreaming in Code: ADA Byron Lovelace, Computer Pioneer by McCully, Emily Arnold

Dreaming in Code: ADA Byron Lovelace, Computer Pioneer

$20.13

Dreaming in Code: ADA Byron Lovelace, Computer Pioneer

$20.13
Author: Emily Arnold McCully
Format: Paperback
Language: English
"Written with grace and intelligence, researched with care. . . . Sure to inspire a new generation of pioneers." --Shelf Awareness (starred review)

This illuminating biography reveals how the daughter of Lord Byron, Britain's most infamous Romantic poet, became the world's first computer programmer.

Even by 1800s standards, Ada Byron Lovelace had an unusual upbringing. Her strict mother worked hard at cultivating her own role as the long-suffering ex-wife of bad-boy poet Lord Byron while raising Ada in isolation. Tutored by the brightest minds, Ada developed a hunger for mental puzzles, mathematical conundrums, and scientific discovery that kept pace with the breathtaking advances of the industrial and social revolutions taking place in Europe. At seventeen, Ada met eccentric inventor Charles Babbage, a kindred spirit. Their ensuing collaborations resulted in ideas and concepts that presaged computer programming by almost two hundred years, and Ada Lovelace is now recognized as a pioneer and prophet of the information age. Award-winning author Emily Arnold McCully opens the window on a peculiar and singular intellect, shaped -- and hampered -- by history, social norms, and family dysfunction. The result is a portrait that is at once remarkable and fascinating, tragic and triumphant.

Author: Emily Arnold McCully
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 11/08/2022
Pages: 176
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781536228236
Audience: Young Adult

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 8.3
Point Value: 4
Interest Level: Middle Grade
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