Ada Lovelace Quotes


A new, a vast, and a powerful language is developed for the future use of analysis, in which to wield its truths so that these may become of more speedy and accurate practical application for the purposes of mankind than the means hitherto in our possession have rendered possible.


Citations

Lovelace, Ada. "Notes by the Translator." Scientific Memoirs, edited by Richard Taylor, vol. 3, R. and J.E. Taylor, 1843, p. 691.

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Ada Lovelace
Ada Lovelace
  • Born: December 10, 1815
  • Died: November 27, 1852
  • Nationality: English
  • Profession: Mathematician

Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace was an English mathematician and writer, chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage's proposed mechanical general-purpose computer, the Analytical Engine. She was the first to recognise that the machine had applications beyond pure calculation, and to have published the first algorithm intended to be carried out by such a machine. As a result, she is often regarded as one of the first computer programmers.