Colin WatsonSee the only known photos of computing pioneer Ada Lovelace at Bonhams London
#ada #adalovelace #computer #computing #softwarr #uk #london
Michal Bryxí
Unofficial PetaPixel BotOnly Known Photos of World’s First Computer Programmer Ada Lovelace Go to Auction https://petapixel.com/2025/06/10/only-known-photographs-of-worlds-first-computer-programmer-woman-ada-lovelace-up-for-auction-daguerreotype/ #antoineclaudet #daguerreotype #louisdaguerre #adalovelace #Culture #auction #News
Richard RatheGreat book! 👍 Here's the hardback over art.
Note to the curious... the first few pages are a very jocular but accurate depiction of Ada's origin, upbringing, and influences (a great way to learn her story). The remainder is a mash-up of historical figures like #GeorgeEliot, #steampunk fantasy (all on the mark), & early #information_science.
It is a wild and rewarding ride!
earthling
Matthew Malthouse
Simplified IT ConsultingHappy #InternationalWomen'sHistoryMonth ! As March comes to a close, remember to celebrate and remember the women who pioneered the technology we use every day.
Ben Royce 🇺🇦i find all of this extraordinary:
#MaryShelley created "#Frankenstein"
the seminal work (arguably the first work of #scienceFiction)-
humanity creating artificial life
in a ghost story writing contest suggested by #LordByron
the father of #AdaLovelace
who predicted #AI (the first person to seriously address the topic)-
humanity creating an artificial mind
something to think about this #womensHistoryMonth:
the artistic and technological mothers of our age
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-24565995
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an interesting connection:
it was #LordByron who proposed the ghost story writing contest that led to #MaryShelley writing "#Frankenstein", and he was the father of another #womensHistoryMonth notable: #AdaLovelace
her story is well known, but less well known is that she predicted #AI
she rejected it
her rejection was not without teeth, because the first non-#scienceFiction champion of AI, #AlanTuring, spent an inordinate amount of time refuting her critique
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HiveBoston official accountOur Lady Ada is in her place of honor. This niche may have been for a beam or for an icon at some point, but it's home to #AdaLovelace now!
