Programming Pioneer Ada Lovelace

by Valerie Bodden

Overview

Do you enjoy playing computer games or learning programming code? As a child, Ada Lovelace loved learning about math and science. As an adult, she used that knowledge to create the first computer program—before electronic computers even existed!

When Lovelace was a child, girls didn't typically study math. But she loved the subject and often dreamed about new machines. Lovelace learned from famous mathematicians and became friends with inventor and engineer Charles Babbage. Realizing the full potential of his calculating machines, she became a pioneer of computer programming. But how did she get there? Find out how Lovelace's determination helped her become the first computer programmer.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781512413038
Publisher:	Lerner Publishing Group
Publication date:	08/01/2016
Series:	STEM Trailblazer Bios Series
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.13(d)
Lexile:	920L (what's this?)
Age Range:	7 - 10 Years

About the Author

Valerie Bodden is a freelance author and editor. She has written more than 100 children's nonfiction books and lives in Wisconsin with her husband and four children.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Lord Byron's Daughter 4

Chapter 2 Thinking Like a Man 10

Chapter 3 The First Computer Programmer 18

Chapter 4 Leaving a Legacy 24

Timeline 29

Source Notes 30

Glossary 30

Further Information 31

Index 32