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Free FreeThe central figure of 19th-century computing was Charles Babbage (1791-1871), who may be said to have pioneered the modern computer age with his 'difference engines' and his 'analytical engine', although his influence on subsequent generations is hard to assess. Ada, Countess of Lovelace (1815-1852), daughter of Lord Byron and a close friend of Babbage, produced a perceptive commentary on the powers and potential of the analytical engine; this was essentially an introduction to what we now call programming.
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2016-01-19 2016-01-19 Europe/London Babbage and Lovelace A talk about the relationship between the father of computing Charles Babbage and the mother of programming, Ada, Countess of Lovelace. https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/calendar/2016/01/19/babbage-and-lovelace-62412 Museum of London,150 London Wall,London,LondonLocation
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