Lady Augusta Ada(10 December 1815 – 27 November 1852) was the only legitimate child of the poet Lord Byron.
She was considered as the first computer programmer.
She was fascinated by the idea of Babbage.
Babbage was suggested by her to use binary number system for program and data for the first time.
Though Babbage's engine has never been built, Lovelace's notes are important in the early history of computers.
She suggested Babbage use a binary number system for the computer program and data to be fed into the Analytical Engine on Punch Card.
She gave the concept of computer programming for the first time, so she is considered as “First Computer Programmer”.
picture credit:biography.comShe invented subroutine and the importance of looping.
She found that the same set of Punch Cards could be reused to repeat certain instructions.
One programming language “ADA” was named to honor her for her great contribution in computer programming.
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