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Ada Love-Bale
Ada Lovelace (December 10, 1815 – November 27, 1852) was the only child of the poet Lord Byron, and considered to be the first “computer programmer.” She’s best known for having written a description of Charles Babbage’s Analytical Engine, an early form of computer, and writing “programs” for Babbage’s Difference Engine, a machine that Babbage had yet to build, and she is also considered to be the first person (at least on record) to foresee the capabilities of computers. She collaborated extensively with Babbage, and while she was obviously a major 19th century babe, it was Lovelace’s intellect that impressed Babbage most, and caused him to dub her “The Enchantress of Numbers.”
Unfortunately, Lovelace died quite young from uterine cancer (or the treatment of it), but she left a lasting legacy and paved the way for women in science and computing…and computer science. As a tribute to her and all the pioneering women who came after, she is today’s Bale.
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Tags: Ada Lovelace, Charles Babbage, computer science, holy shit! women are smart, Lord Byron, no she's not a porn star
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October 13th, 2009 at 4:04 PM
baby fish mouth says:KICK.
ASS.
KICKASS.
October 13th, 2009 at 4:14 PM
Mitsy Buttons says:ass kick?
jack ass?
ass jack.
flap jacks.
jack in the box!
did i win!?!?!?!
October 13th, 2009 at 4:23 PM
baby fish mouth says:oh, no, I’m sorry. We were looking for:
ass kick
jack ass
ass jack
jack kerouac
on the ass road
ass toad
toad hips
hypnotoad.
October 13th, 2009 at 4:27 PM
Mitsy Buttons says:i have soiled my pantaloons from the laughter.
October 13th, 2009 at 6:24 PM
blah says:I like these kind of Bales. It’s very Joan of Arc in a very cool way
October 13th, 2009 at 8:57 PM
SeaKat says:Yes, we’re laughing AND learning.
::reaches out hands::
Kumbaya, my Lord, Kum-bay-yaaaaaaaa