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Computer History Museum

Computer History Museum: The Babbage Engine

For Students 9th - 10th
Charles Babbage (1791-1871) was a computer pioneer who designed the first automatic computing engine. Trace the history of the many computers he designed and how they worked. View a video [1:39] of Difference Engine No.2, in operation.
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Agnes Scott College

Agnes Scott College: Ada Byron, Lady Lovelace

For Students 9th - 10th
Ada Byron, Lady Lovelace (1815-1852), was one of the most picturesque characters in computer history. The daughter of the poet Lord Byron, she was raised to be a mathematician and scientist and contributed to the work of Charles Babbage.
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WELL

People.well.com: Ada: The Enchantress of Numbers

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of mathematician and scientist Ada Lovelace, the woman for whom the first computer programming was named. It also includes a year-by-year timeline of her life. The biography was written by Betty Alexandra Toole.
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Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: Ada Lovelace

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the life and work of Ada Lovelace, regarded as the first ever computer programmer.
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Other

Sdsc: Ada Byron, Countess of Lovelace

For Students 9th - 10th
Ada Byron, Lady Lovelace (1815-1852), was one of the most picturesque characters in computer history. The daughter of the poet Lord Byron, she was raised to be a mathematician and scientist and contributed to the work of Charles Babbage.
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University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Augusta Ada King

For Students 9th - 10th
Augusta Ada King, countess of Lovelace (1815-1852), the Lady Lovelace, was, in addition to being the daughter of the poet Lord Byron, an accomplished mathematician and contributed to the work of Charles Babbage.
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Science Museum, London

Science Museum: Ada Lovelace

For Students 9th - 10th
Some say that Ada Lovelace was the first programmer because she wrote instructions for a computing device designed by Charles Babbage. This site presents a brief history of Ada's life and the important role she played in the history of...
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University of Michigan

University of Michigan: The Ada Programming Language

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of the Ada programming language, including a history of the language and some short sample programs.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Ada Programming Language

For Students 9th - 10th
A Wikipedia description of the Ada programming language.
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Computer History Museum

Computer History Museum: Ada Lovelace

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the life and work of Ada Lovelace who has been referred to as the 'prophet of the computer age'.
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Curated OER

Ada Lovelace

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of Ada Lovelace.
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Curated OER

Ada Lovelace

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of Ada Lovelace.