Ada Byron Lovelace and the Thinking Machine

Name: Ada Byron Lovelace and the Thinking Machine
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by Laurie Wallmark

April Chu (Illustrator)

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Ada Byron Lovelace and the Thinking Machine

by Laurie Wallmark

April Chu (Illustrator)

1 rating • 1 review • 1 shelved

Offers an illustrated telling of the story of Ada Byron Lovelace, from her early creative fascination with mathematics and science and her devastating bout with measles, to the ground-breaking algorithm she wrote for Charles Babbage's analytical engine.

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ISBN13 9781939547200
Publish Date 29 October 2015
Publish Status Active
Publish Country US
Imprint Creston Books

Format Hardcover
Pages 40
Language English

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Definitely reads more like a historical overview than a story. I get the impression this is one of those books that adults are more likely to geek out over (woman in STEM!) than children are. Nice introduction to a historical figure though, with gorgeous illustrations.