Buy this book on-line Toole, Betty Alexandra : Ada, The Enchantress Of Numbers : Prophet Of The Computer Age, A Pathway To The 21st CenturyStrawberry Hill Press, Mill Valley, CA, 1998 ISBN 0912647183
323pp. Augusta Ada King-Noel, Countess of Lovelace (1815-1852) was an English mathematician and writer, chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage's proposed mechanical general-purpose computer, the Analytical Engine. She was the first to recognise that the machine had applications beyond pure calculation, and published the first algorithm intended to be carried out by such a machine. As a result, she is sometimes regarded as the first to recognise the full potential of a " computing machine" and the first computer programmer, Small 8vo, Fine with no DJ Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Toole, Betty Alexandra : Ada, The Enchantress Of Numbers : Prophet Of The Computer Age, A Pathway To The 21st Century. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including incunabula, libri antichi, antiquarian books, fine bindings and out-of-print books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |