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Ada Lovelace — This Day in Women's History

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Ada Lovelace

1815 – 1852

Mathematician regarded as the first computer programmer for her notes on Babbage's Analytical Engine.

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Dec101815
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Ada Lovelace born in London
The mathematician and pioneering programmer is born Augusta Ada Byron.
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