Computer History Museum
Computer History Museum: The Babbage Engine
Charles Babbage (1791-1871) was a computer pioneer who designed the first automatic computing engine. Trace the history of the many computers he designed and how they worked. View a video [1:39] of Difference Engine No.2, in operation.
Agnes Scott College
Agnes Scott College: Ada Byron, Lady Lovelace
Ada Byron, Lady Lovelace (1815-1852), was one of the most picturesque characters in computer history. The daughter of the poet Lord Byron, she was raised to be a mathematician and scientist and contributed to the work of Charles Babbage.
WELL
People.well.com: Ada: The Enchantress of Numbers
Biography of mathematician and scientist Ada Lovelace, the woman for whom the first computer programming was named. It also includes a year-by-year timeline of her life. The biography was written by Betty Alexandra Toole.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Ada Lovelace
Find out about the life and work of Ada Lovelace, regarded as the first ever computer programmer.
Other
Sdsc: Ada Byron, Countess of Lovelace
Ada Byron, Lady Lovelace (1815-1852), was one of the most picturesque characters in computer history. The daughter of the poet Lord Byron, she was raised to be a mathematician and scientist and contributed to the work of Charles Babbage.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Augusta Ada King
Augusta Ada King, countess of Lovelace (1815-1852), the Lady Lovelace, was, in addition to being the daughter of the poet Lord Byron, an accomplished mathematician and contributed to the work of Charles Babbage.
Science Museum, London
Science Museum: Ada Lovelace
Some say that Ada Lovelace was the first programmer because she wrote instructions for a computing device designed by Charles Babbage. This site presents a brief history of Ada's life and the important role she played in the history of...
University of Michigan
University of Michigan: The Ada Programming Language
A description of the Ada programming language, including a history of the language and some short sample programs.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Ada Programming Language
A Wikipedia description of the Ada programming language.
Computer History Museum
Computer History Museum: Ada Lovelace
Explore the life and work of Ada Lovelace who has been referred to as the 'prophet of the computer age'.