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2008
The world’s first computer programmer: Ada Lovelace
Today is the birthday of the first computer programmer. And it was a lady, believe me! Awesome! Dear Ada, I really respect you and I’m proud of you!
Ada Lovelace (1815)
Ada Lovelace, daughter of poet Lord Byron, has been called the world’s first computer programmer for her description of Charles Babbage’s early mechanical general-purpose computer, the analytical engine. Biographers debate the extent of her contributions, but she remains a celebrated figure in the field, and her image can be seen today on hologram stickers intended to verify what?
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