Born: 10 December 1815 · Died: 27 November 1852 · Age: 36
English mathematician who wrote what is considered the first computer program, for Charles Babbage's proposed Analytical Engine
Did you know?She was the only legitimate child of the famous Romantic poet Lord Byron, though she never met her father.
Quick facts
Date of birth10 December 1815
Date of death27 November 1852
Age at death36
Cause of deathUterine cancer
NationalityBritish
BirthplaceLondon, England
Occupationmathematician, writer
Editor's Take:
Ada Lovelace saw the future of computing a century before the first computers were built. Her mother steered her towards mathematics from an early age, partly to keep her away from the poetic temperament of her famous father. Working with the inventor Charles Babbage on his design for a mechanical Analytical Engine, she wrote what is regarded as the first published computer program. More strikingly, she grasped that such a machine could work with music, images and symbols, not just numbers. Today the second Tuesday of October is celebrated as Ada Lovelace Day, honouring women in science and technology.
Key Milestones
1833: Meets Charles Babbage
1835: Marries William King
1842: Begins translating Menabrea's paper on the Analytical Engine
1843: Publishes her notes, including the first algorithm
1852: Dies at 36
1979: The Ada programming language is named after her
Mathematician who wrote what is considered the first computer program, for Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine.
Ada Lovelace's birthday is December 10. She was born on December 10, 1815 in London, England.
How old was Ada Lovelace when she died?
Ada Lovelace died on November 27, 1852, aged 36.
Who shares a birthday with Ada Lovelace?
Famous people who share Ada Lovelace's December 10 birthday include Emily Dickinson, Nelly Sachs, Michael Clarke Duncan, Gonzalo Higuaín and Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi.
