Ada's Algorithm: How Lord Byron's Daughter Launched the Digital Age Through the Poetry of Numbers
Book Title: Ada's Algorithm: How Lord Byron's Daughter Launched the Digital Age Through the Poetry of Numbers
Book Description: Ada Lovelace was the only legitimate child of Lord Byron, the dangerous romantic poet whose name was a byword for scandal. Over the past decades, Ada Lovelace herself has become a surprise underground star for digital pioneers all over the world, starting with Alan Turing, but also for female scientists in general. Ada’s Algorithm tells the story of Ada Lovelace’s turbulent private life as the poet's daughter and her exceptional achievement. It traces how her scientific peers failed to recognize the extraordinary breakthrough she made in the middle of the 19th century. If they had, the computer age could have started almost two centuries ago. Today her fame continues to grow and may soon rival her father's, a tribute to her singular determination and inspiring personality.
Book Author: James Essinger
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ISBN: 978-1783340712
Number Of Pages: 256
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Story / Interest
(4.5)
I love reading books about Ada Lovelace.
Ok, I am going to be upfront and say I love reading books about Ada Lovelace so I am a bit partial when giving my rating. I think Ada’s is a story that shown be better known than it is today. In my opinion, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in stories of inspirational women during the Industrial Revolution. The author provides a captivating look into Ada Lovelace’s life and her pioneering work in computer science (although maybe not to the full extent of the glorious title). This book is appropriate for readers of any age, as the author explains the concepts behind computing in a way that avoids overly technical terms. The book does an excellent job of highlighting Lovelace’s accomplishments and demonstrating how her work paved the way for modern computing. Although Ada’s Algorithm primarily focuses on Lovelace, much of the storytelling also includes biographical information on her contemporaries such as Charles Babbage and Mary Somerville. Overall, this book is a delightful read and should not be missed. It is an enlightening look into the achievements of one of the most influential figures in modern computing. There are a lot of “what if” questions in Ada’s story which make her life even more intriguing. I would give this book 4.5 out of 5.
Overall
4.5