Ada Lovelace

Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace, also known as Ada Lovelace, was an English mathematician and writer chiefly known for work on Charles Babbage's proposed mechanical general-purpose computer, the analytical engine. She was the first to recognise the machine had applications beyond pure calculation.

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Who was born first?

• Ada Lovelace and James Bicheno Francis were born the same year
• Ada Lovelace was born 1 year after Adolphe Sax
• Ada Lovelace was born 1 year after Samuel Colt
• Ada Lovelace was born 1 year before Werner von Siemens
• Ada Lovelace was born 1 year after Heinrich Geißler

Timeline

1. Adolphe SaxNovember 6, 1814 – February 7, 1894
2. Heinrich GeißlerMay 26, 1814 – January 24, 1879
3. Samuel ColtJuly 22, 1814 – January 10, 1862
4. Ada Lovelace (this page)December 10, 1815 – November 27, 1852
5. James Bicheno FrancisMay 18, 1815 – September 18, 1892
6. Werner von SiemensDecember 13, 1816 – December 6, 1892

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