[LINK] Happy Ada Lovelace Day!

Tom Worthington tom.worthington at tomw.net.au
Wed Oct 17 09:16:57 AEDT 2012


Apparently 16 October 2012 (GMT) is "Ada Lovelace Day", celebrating the 
achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths: 
http://findingada.com/about/history-of-ada-lovelace-day/

Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace (daughter of the poet Lord Byron, 
10 December 1815), was an English mathematician who conceptualised how 
Charles Babbage's analytical engine could be used: 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_Lovelace


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