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The story of the 19th-century computer pioneer Ada Lovelace and her poet laureate father Lord Byron

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Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace (1815-1852), computer visionary who authored famous Notes on the Analytical Engine

[Originally published in the December/January 2017 edition of History Magazine. Be sure to check out the additional images at the end of the article.]

The constant rhythm of the machines would eventually extinguish the fierce cries of …

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