We need to talk about the women founders of modern science: Meet Ada Lovelace

 

(collaged images of Ada Lovelace, the “analytical engine”, and a letter between Lovelace
and life-long friend Charles Babbage”

As a founding person of modern computer programming, Ada Lovelace worked closely with friends like Charles Babbage, Luigi Manebrea, and so on. If you’re interested in reading more about her scientific contributions, here are some helpful links:

https://findingada.com/about/who-was-ada/

 

https://blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/adalovelace/2018/07/26/ada-lovelace-and-the-analytical-engine/

https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/ada-lovelace-the-first-tech-visionary

 

 

 

 

 

Reggie Slater
Reggie Slater

I’m a queer non-binary artist (they/them pronouns please!) currently studying Computational Media at Georgia Tech as a 3rd-year student. With a concentration in People + Interaction Design, my personal style and approach through my art and designs are meant to evoke a viewer’s inner feelings of connection to the world around them.

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