ada lovelace

  • Blue plaque on a wall. The plaque reads: English Heritage. Ada Countess of Lovelace. 1815-182. Pioneer of Computing lived here.

    Ada Lovelace: The First Computer Programmer

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    February 11, 2021 15:19
    Alice Nott Ada Lovelace was a mathematician in a time when women could not even attend university. Despite her lack of formal qualifications, her work would go on to create the foundation for the technology that our modern world is based upon. Ada Lovelace was born in 1815 as...

  • Spotlight on: Ada Lovelace

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    November 21, 2018 15:00
    It is no secret that within STEM industries in the UK, the gender balance continues to favour men. The latest statistics from the Wise Campaign confirm that in 2017 women still only make up 23% of those in core STEM occupations in the UK, and 24% of those working...