Sheril KirshenbaumJan 16, 2023

In pop culture, computing & programming are often depicted with “tech bros.” But the first computer programmer was a brilliant woman.

Augusta “Ada” Lovelace was born in 1815. Her notes include an algorithm designed to be carried out by a machine & she envisioned that computers could go beyond calculations. Lovelace described “how individuals & society relate to technology as a collaborative tool.”

Lovelace passed away in 1852 at just 36. https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/ada-lovelace-the-first-tech-visionary #HistoryRemix #history #science

Ada Lovelace, the First Tech Visionary

Lovelace, known as the first computer programmer, has been recognized annually to highlight the often overlooked contributions of women to math and science.

The New Yorker
Show threadMilla Havanka
@Sheril
Sometimes I imagine bringing people like da Vinci and Lovelace into the future to see what is possible now. I wonder what they would say about our tech and especially how we are using it.
Jan 16, 2023 at 6:02amWeb
Show threadZuma Payload Jan 16, 2023
@immersfer there's a recent Doctor Who episode where the first female Doctor meets her and has an adventure with her, it's beautiful :)
Show threadMike TorrJan 16, 2023
@immersfer @Sheril I once wrote a short story as an exercise at my writers' group, in which Lovelace and Charles Babbage had built a time machine and travelled to our time. I wrote him as quite a grumpy character, horrified at what machines had done to us, while Ada was more thoughtful and quite excited by it all.
Show threadTiina Sarlin 🐘Feb 12, 2023
@immersfer @Sheril they are here, just listen to all wise women.