In Ben Jeapes’s Ada Lovelace, part of the First Names series, readers meet the woman who made coding cool—and possible—with illustrations by Nick Ward. Before she was a famous mathematician and the first computer programmer, Ada Lovelace was the daughter of the famous Lord Byron. Byron died when Ada was very young, and Ada’s mother encouraged her interest in mathematics in an attempt to prevent Ada from turning into a melancholy poet like her father. Ada grew up and married a count, and as a countess, she was given access to some of England’s greatest scientists and authors, including Charles Babbage, who was working to develop an analytical engine. Seeing the potential in computers, Ada partnered with Charles and used her mathematical skills to create an algorithm that could make such a machine possible. Fascinating and lively, Ada Lovelace tells the story of the woman who helped pioneer computing! It includes a timeline, a glossary, and an index. First Names is a highly illustrated nonfiction series that puts readers on a first-name basis with some of the most incredible people in history and of today! The First Names series:Harry HoudiniAmelia EarhartAda LovelaceMalala YousafzaiFerdinand MagellanBeyoncé Nelson MandelaGreta Thunberg
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Ada Lovelace (The First Names Series)
In Ben Jeapes’s Ada Lovelace, part of the First Names series, readers meet the woman who made coding cool—and possible—with illustrations by Nick Ward. Before she was a famous mathematician and the first computer programmer, Ada Lovelace was the daughter of the famous Lord Byron. Byron died when Ada was very young, and Ada’s mother encouraged her interest in mathematics in an attempt to prevent Ada from turning into a melancholy poet like her father. Ada grew up and married a count, and as a countess, she was given access to some of England’s greatest scientists and authors, including Charles Babbage, who was working to develop an analytical engine. Seeing the potential in computers, Ada partnered with Charles and used her mathematical skills to create an algorithm that could make such a machine possible. Fascinating and lively, Ada Lovelace tells the story of the woman who helped pioneer computing! It includes a timeline, a glossary, and an index. First Names is a highly illustrated nonfiction series that puts readers on a first-name basis with some of the most incredible people in history and of today! The First Names series:Harry HoudiniAmelia EarhartAda LovelaceMalala YousafzaiFerdinand MagellanBeyoncé Nelson MandelaGreta Thunberg
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781419746758 |
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Publisher: | Abrams Books for Young Readers |
Publication date: | 03/16/2021 |
Series: | Abrams First Names Series |
Pages: | 176 |
Product dimensions: | 5.50(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.70(d) |
Age Range: | 8 - 12 Years |
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