Ada Lovelace (The First Names Series)

by Ben Jeapes, Nick Ward (Illustrator)

Overview

Meet the woman who made coding cool—and possible!
 
Before she was a famous mathematician and the first computer programmer, Ada Lovelace (1815–1852) was the daughter of well-known poet 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, bibliography, glossary, and index.
 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781683358695
Publisher:	ABRAMS
Publication date:	03/31/2020
Series:	Abrams First Names Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
Lexile:	880L (what's this?)
File size:	20 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Ben Jeapes is a children’s book author who also runs his own independent science-fiction publishing house based in Abingdon, Oxfordshire. 

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"With inviting cover art, insightful texts, and appealing illustrations. . . a winning combination of information and kid-appeal."

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"With inviting cover art, insightful texts, and appealing illustrations. . . a winning combination of information and kid-appeal."—Booklist

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