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Ada Byron Lovelace and the thinking machine

Offers an illustrated telling of the story of Ada Byron Lovelace, from her early creative fascination with mathematics and science and her devastating bout with measles, to the ground-breaking algorithm she wrote for Charles Babbage's analytical engine.

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Main Author: Wallmark, Laurie (Author)
Other Authors: Chu, April (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : Creston Books, LLC., [2015]
Subjects:
Lovelace, Ada King, > Countess of, > 1815-1852 > Biography.
Babbage, Charles, > 1791-1871 > Juvenile nonfiction.
Women mathematicians > Great Britain > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction.
Women computer programmers > Great Britain > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction.
Mathematicians > Great Britain > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction.
Computers > History > 19th century > Juvenile nonfiction.
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Summary:Offers an illustrated telling of the story of Ada Byron Lovelace, from her early creative fascination with mathematics and science and her devastating bout with measles, to the ground-breaking algorithm she wrote for Charles Babbage's analytical engine.
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781939547200 (hardcover)
1939547202 (hardcover)
Author Notes:Laurie Wallmark is the author of several award-winning STEM picture books about women, including Ada Byron Lovelace & the Thinking Machine . She teaches computer science when she's not writing books. April Chu has won awards for her gorgeous illustrations. She studied architecture and infuses that knowledge of detail and perspective into her art. Her work has been featured in the Society of Illustrator's Original Art show.

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