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This illuminating biography reveals how the daughter of Lord Byron, Britain’s most infamous Romantic poet, became the world’s first computer programmer.
Even by 1800s standards, Ada Byron Lovelace had an unusual upbringing. Her strict mother worked hard at cultivating her own role as the long-suffering ex-wife of bad-boy poet Lord Byron while raising Ada in isolation. Tutored by the brightest minds, Ada developed a hunger for mental puzzles, mathematical conundrums, and scientific discovery that kept pace with the breathtaking advances of the industrial and social revolutions taking place in Europe. At seventeen, Ada met eccentric inventor Charles Babbage, a kindred spirit. Their ensuing collaborations resulted in ideas and concepts that presaged computer programming by almost two hundred years, and Ada Lovelace is now recognized as a pioneer and prophet of the information age. Award-winning author Emily Arnold McCully opens the window on a peculiar and singular intellect, shaped — and hampered — by history, social norms, and family dysfunction. The result is a portrait that is at once remarkable and fascinating, tragic and triumphant.
Download Dreaming in Code Ada Byron Lovelace Computer Pioneer Emily Arnold McCully Books
"This book outlines the life of Ada Byron Lovelace. Ada is known throughout the world as the first computer programmer. Raised by a strict and domineering mother, Ada never met her father, the famous poet Lord Byron. Interested in math, mental puzzles, and inventions, Ada was a woman born well before her time.
I thought this book was a bit mediocre. I didn't feel like I really got to know Ada. The book rushed through her life story, leaving out huge periods of time. The book spent a lot of time talking about Ada's mother, but then barely discussed her husband and children. Overall, this book was a bust."
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Dreaming in Code Ada Byron Lovelace Computer Pioneer Emily Arnold McCully Books Reviews
- I bought this book to supplement a project my nine-year-old was doing on Ada Byron Lovelace. I like how this biography is organized and, even though it was likely written for a younger teen in mind, my daughter was able to follow along.
- I think this was a very well-researched biography and I really liked how the author didn’t shy away from Ada’s less appealing traits, and instead presented the reader with an objective, nuanced picture of both the woman and the mathematical genius.
Ada Lovelace was such a remarkable woman, but sadly she didn’t get nearly enough recognition for her groundbreaking work while she was alive and even today she’s left to linger in men’s shadows too much, I think. I really enjoyed discovering more about her and think this book is an excellent way to learn more about this fascinating, truly extraordinary historical figure.
I was very much struck by how sad and constricted her life was growing up. I was especially astounded by the behavior of her controlling and rather cold-hearted, even cruel, mother. I’d have liked there to have been a bit more focus on Ada as a wife and mother, but the dearth of material might have made that difficult to do and Ada’s focus also seems to have been more on her research rather than her personal life.
This is not a story with a happy ending and I was quite saddened to discover that not only did Ada die young, but also after suffering a lot of pain, in isolation, and with only the very dubious “comfort†of her mother. I was appalled by the latter’s lack of respect for Ada’s final wishes.
This was a very enlightening book. The author presented her findings in a clear way while also keeping it an enjoyable and fluent read.
Absolutely recommend. - This well researched biography tells about the first computer programmer in the world, Ada Byron Lovelace. Ada was the daughter of Lord Byron, the famous poet, but her mother chose to raise her on science and mathematics to combat the influence of her father's heritage. The details of her course of study and relationship with her mother are covered, as well as her meeting with Charles Babbage and his ideas about a Difference Engine and an Analytical Engine. Combining the creativity of her father and her logical training, Ada developed the idea of cards to program the engines - even to do sequences and loops.
Photos of the Difference Engine, portraits of Ada and her parents, even copies of pages from her school exercise books all add to the text. An appendix includes the notes Ada made as she translated the original article about Babbage's Difference Engine. A second appendix includes the notes from the British Association for the Advancement of Science as they debated whether to fund the construction of the Analytical Engine. There are also extensive source notes for all the quotes within the text, a glossary, and bibliography.
This is recommended for ages 10 -14. Details about Lovelace's gambling and laudanum use, among other facts, will be better understood by readers beyond the elementary grades. - Ada Byron Lovelace had the misfortune of having a famous father (Lord Byron) who abandoned her and her mother when Ada was only one month old. Despite the immense disadvantages of her childhood and gender, Ada was determined to learn all she could in the fields of math and science.
Dreaming in Code is good bridge for middle school readers ready for a longer biography. At 176 pages, it probably won't be read in one sitting. I would caution parents that it does deal with some mature topics. The descriptions of Ada's work may also be a bit challenging for readers to understand. While overall it was interesting to learn about Ms. Lovelace, her life was rather tragic and her gender did pose significant challenges when it came to being fully accepted in the worlds of math and science.
Emily Arnold McCully has tackled a difficult topic and made it accessible for middle and high school readers. I think students today should be made aware of the female pioneers who paved the way for future generations. - This book outlines the life of Ada Byron Lovelace. Ada is known throughout the world as the first computer programmer. Raised by a strict and domineering mother, Ada never met her father, the famous poet Lord Byron. Interested in math, mental puzzles, and inventions, Ada was a woman born well before her time.
I thought this book was a bit mediocre. I didn't feel like I really got to know Ada. The book rushed through her life story, leaving out huge periods of time. The book spent a lot of time talking about Ada's mother, but then barely discussed her husband and children. Overall, this book was a bust.
