Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace, is often remembered as the first computer programmer. Born in London in 1815, she combined a passion for mathematics with a vivid imagination, predicting a world where machines could do far more than crunch numbers. Collaborating with Charles Babbage, she wrote the first published algorithm and foresaw how technology might transform creativity itself. Her short life was marked by brilliance, illness, and bold ideas that still inspire today.
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