Google Pays Tribute to First Computer Programmer Ada Lovelace
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Today's Google Doodle is a tribute to the woman who's considered to be the first computer programmer, Ada Lovelace.
Born on December 10, 1815, Ada was the daughter of Lord Byron and his wife Anne Isabella Byron.
She was interested in science and math, and is best known for her work on Charles Babbage's mechanical general-purpose computer, the Analytical Engine. Her notes on the machine are considered to be the first-ever algorithm encoded to be processed by a machine.
Ada Lovelace died of cancer at the age of 36, on Nov. 27, 1852. Today's Doodle marks the 197th anniversary of her birth, depicting her writing the famous notes, alongside a progression from the first mechanical computer to a modern laptop.
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