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McCully, Emily Arnold

Dreaming in Code: Ada Byron Lovelace, Computer Pioneer

164 pp. | Candlewick | March, 2019 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7636-9356-5 $19.99
(2) YA Ada Byron Lovelace followed nineteenth-century conventions by marrying and bearing children yet still pursued scientific interests. Her friend Charles Babbage produced a mechanical tabulation machine, which Lovelace defined as a computer prototype; her resulting algorithm is often considered the first computer program. McCully clearly and systematically outlines mathematical concepts while painting Lovelace's life as one characterized both by spurts of brilliance and many challenges. Archival illustrations and photographs appear throughout. Bib., glos., ind.
Reviewer: Betty Carter | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2019

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