On Topic: Parted for a Lifetime
The story of the 19th-century computer pioneer Ada Lovelace and her poet laureate father Lord Byron
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[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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